/ˈdæt͡ʃə/
OriginBorrowed from Russian да́ча (dáča), originally "gift, portion, land (granted by a prince)", from дать (datʹ, “to give”).
- A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
“The belt is full of dachi, i.e., summer villas, all now closed. […] Most of the dachi are small; but some large, sumptuous, and more securely fenced, a few with iron palisades to insure privacy. […] T”
“This was a great rambling wooden house, fashioned, like most of the Muscovish dachi, or country houses, in the form of a square main building in the centre, flanked by a wing on each side which came f”
“Here the dachi are large and sumptuously furnished.”
Formsdachas(plural) · dachi(plural) · datcha(alternative)