Brache

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German brāche, from Old High German brāhha, from Proto-West Germanic *brāku. Cognate with Luxembourgish Brooch, Dutch braak. Related with brechen (to break), so called because the field is ploughed (“broken”) and then left in this state.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁaːxə/
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Noun

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Brache f (genitive Brache, plural Brachen)

  1. (agriculture) fallow (unseeded arable land)
  2. (agriculture) fallow, fallowness (time or state of being unseeded)
  3. (figurative) something that is not sufficiently exploited or taken care of, something that requires work

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Derived terms

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References

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Further reading

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  • Brache” in Duden online
  • Brache” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache