jachère

== 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 === IPA(key): /ʒa.ʃɛʁ/ === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== guéret varet (Normandie) ==== Derived terms ==== jachérer === Further reading === “jachère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012