bach
72
9.9
- noun
- New Zealand
:
cabaña
He thinks the guy in the my Bach has lost it.
- He thinks the guy in the my Bach has lost it.
Examples
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And when you look at classic rock, for example, you're hearing things that are reminiscent of Bach and Beethoven.
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An interpretation of Bach's Prelude in G major, for example, can be characterized as capricious.
Academic text (2011) -
Yet one more encounter with the Bach cello suites points toward the reward that compensates for that defeat.
Academic text (1994) -
Listeners heard solo trumpet, violin, and soprano performances of Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod) accompanied by piano.
Academic text (2015) -
We rented a bach by the beach for our summer getaway.
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They spent their weekends relaxing at their bach in the coastal town.
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After years of saving, they finally bought a bach near the ocean.
Synonyms
351
1.0
A small simple wooden house in the countryside or woods
46
2.0
A home near the sea used for holidays
19
2.3
A house you use during holidays, not your main home
12
3.2
A house in the country used for staying and relaxing during summer
How Comfortable
55
3.2
- US
19
2.3
171
1.0
- New Zealand
72
9.9
131
1.8
514
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bach for a small holiday house comes from New Zealand and probably from bachelor, because these simple beach huts were once used by unmarried men. That's why a bach today is a small 'holiday house' or cabin where people go to relax.