bach

New Zealand
as in cottage
an often small house for recreational or seasonal use maintains a bach in South Island's Fiordland

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Recent Examples of bach Our bach boy Peter continues to have no real conversations with literally anyone, but does manage to (probably) sleep with two women and definitely piss off a third one. Hannah Rimm, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2020 For summer vacation, from Christmas to February, Kiwis tramp along a Great Walk, or tent near a stream, or drive a campervan from forest to forest, or rent a bach — a beach house — on the coast. Longreads, 18 Sep. 2019
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Noun
  • With a cozy cottage feel, the Allwood Claudia Tiny Home Kit fits in anywhere from the woods to the waterside, or even in your backyard (depending on your HOA).
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Eugenie and her husband have a cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace but spend a lot of time abroad.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Use it as a guest house, home office, cozy cabin, and more.
    Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The moment played out on Season 3 of The Traitors, when Sandoval and the other contestants braved a creepy cabin full of singing dolls and had to memorize and perform backwards nursery rhymes.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Bach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bach. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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