dacha

or dat·cha

[ dah-chuh ]

noun

1. a Russian country house or villa.

dacha

/ ˈdætʃə /

noun

1. a country house or cottage in Russia

Word History and Origins

Origin of dacha¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dacha¹

from Russian: a giving, gift

Example Sentences

Dacha is breaking out its holiday decorations and favorite seasonal songs, serving up Christmas cookies and themed beverages, and has even invited Santa to stop by.

From Washington Post

Libkin found old beds to put in the wild-looking garden around Dacha, so couples in love could relax on them after the meal.

From The Daily Beast

“There goes that vacation dacha in Sochi that the wife always wanted,” he emailed The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

On the night of Feb. 28, 1953, Stalin left his offices and retired to his countryside dacha.

From The Daily Beast

Kennan put her up in his version of a Russian dacha in a town in Pennsylvania called, of all things, East Berlin.

From The Daily Beast

In fact, the dacha became the meeting center of the Russian underground with their liaison agent from the West.

From Project Gutenberg

He approached the dacha at the point where the line of pine trees came nearest to it.

From Project Gutenberg

They smoke also the leaves of a kind of hemp called dacha, which stupefies and intoxicates.

From Project Gutenberg

None at all when the dacha wasn't in use for a conference or to hide someone on the lam from the KGB.

From Project Gutenberg

He must have been a dacha smoker, for he coughed hideously, twisting his body with the paroxysms.

From Project Gutenberg