noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈbækeɪk/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any pain or ache in the back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
an ache localized in the back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ache, aching
Narrower terms: lumbago, lumbar pain
History
Etymology
From back + ache.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
бо́лки в гъ́рба
(bólki v gǎ́rba)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Chinese Mandarin:
背疼
(bèiténg)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Chinese Mandarin:
腰痛
(yāotòng)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Czech:
bolest zad
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Dutch:
rugpijn
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Finnish:
selkäkipu
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Finnish:
selkäkivut
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
French:
mal au dos
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Galician:
dor de costas
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
German:
Rückenschmerzen
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Greek:
πόνος στη μέση
(pónos sti mési)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Greek:
οσφυαλγία
(osfyalgía)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Icelandic:
bakverkur
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Italian:
mal di schiena
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Japanese:
背中の痛み
(senaka no itami)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Japanese:
腰痛
(yōtsū)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Central Kurdish:
پشتێشە
(piştêşe)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Malayalam:
നടുവേദന
(naṭuvēdana)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Portuguese:
dor nas costas
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Russian:
боль в спине́
(bolʹ v spiné)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Russian:
боль в поясни́це
(bolʹ v pojasníce)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Spanish:
dolor de espalda
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Telugu:
వెన్నునొప్పి
(vennunoppi)
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Unami:
ùpxkònineokàn
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago
Vietnamese:
đau lưng
— any pain or ache in the back — see also lumbago