dacha

American  

[dah-chuh] / ˈdɑ tʃə /

Or datcha

noun

1. a Russian country house or villa.

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dacha British  

/ ˈdætʃə /

noun

1. a country house or cottage in Russia

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Etymology

Origin of dacha

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Russian dácha, originally, “allotment of land”; cognate with Serbo-Croatian dȁća, Slovenian dáča “tribute,” from unattested Slavic datja; akin to Latin dōs, stem dōt- “marriage portion”; dowry, dot ²

Example Sentences

More extensive versions were later typed up and buried in a milk churn near his dacha.

From The Wall Street Journal

If misfortune struck and a family could no longer afford to keep their dacha, the shame was terrible.

From Literature

He suggested they go to the family dacha nearby.

From Literature

Ragoravich’s dacha is a “garish and almost grotesque” palace clad in marble that makes Maggie think of Versailles, but in a way that makes Versailles seem dumpy.

From Los Angeles Times

Artist Yuri Annenkov, summoned to do his portrait at the dacha where he was convalescing, said he had “the helpless, twisted, infantile smile of a man who had fallen into childhood.”

From Seattle Times