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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dwi-chae
"본채 뒤편에는 작은 뒤채가 하나 있었습니다."
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2 senses- 1
A secondary building located at the rear of a main residential or commercial property.
"They converted the old backhouse into a cozy studio apartment for guests." - 2
A historical term for an outhouse, latrine, or a detached kitchen building situated at the back of a house.
"Historical records from the 18th-century estate detailed the placement of the backhouse relative to the main kitchen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English elements, combining 'back' (referving to the rear or back part of a property) and 'house'. Historically used in British and early American regional dialects to denote a secondary structure situated behind the main dwelling, such as an outhouse, kitchen annex, or bakehouse.
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dépendance
Transliteration: day-pahn-dahns
"Ils ont aménagé la dépendance au fond du jardin."
Hinterhaus
Transliteration: hin-ter-hous
"Das alte Hinterhaus wurde zu einer modernen Wohnung umgebaut."
dependance
Transliteration: day-pahn-dahns
"La dependance sul retro della casa viene usata come studio."
casita trasera
Transliteration: cah-SEE-tah trah-SAY-rah
"Alquilaron la casita trasera a unos estudiantes universitarios."
edícula
Transliteration: eh-DEE-koo-lah
"Eles transformaram a edícula nos fundos em uma área de lazer."
पिछला मकान
Transliteration: pich-la ma-kan
"मुख्य घर के पीछे एक छोटा पिछला मकान है।"
后屋
Transliteration: hòu wū
"他们把后屋装修成了一个工作室。"
뒤채
Transliteration: dwi-chae
"본채 뒤편에는 작은 뒤채가 하나 있었습니다."
離れ
Transliteration: hanare
"母屋の後ろにある離れをゲストハウスとして利用しています。"
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