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French
Etymology
First attested in 1690. Formerly ‘tillage, land prepared for plowing’, from Old French gaschiere, gaskiere, from Gaulish *gansco (“branch”) (compare Old Irish gesca); from Proto-Indo-European *kak-.
Akin to Spanish and Portuguese gancho (“hook”).
Pronunciation
Noun
jachère f (plural jachères)
- fallow; fallow land (especially when left uncultivated on purpose)
- Synonyms: guéret; (dialectal) somart; friche
- Le champ est en jachère. ― The field is lying fallow.
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