chore

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • dialectal US (e.g. southeastern Louisiana): IPA: /koʊr~koʊə/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Middle English cherre (oddjob, turn, occasion, business) from Old English cerr, cierr from ċierran (to turn) from Proto-Germanic *kar(r)-, karz- (to turn) from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (to bend, turn). Akin to Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (to turn) (German kehren).

[edit] Noun

Singular
chore

Plural
chores

chore (plural chores)

  1. A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
    Washing dishes is a chore, but we can't just stop eating.
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[edit] References
  • chore” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Etymology 2

Possibly derived from the Romani word chōr (thief), see also Geordie word chor.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to chore

Third person singular
chores

Simple past
chorred

Past participle
chorred

Present participle
chorring

to chore (third-person singular simple present chores, present participle chorring, simple past and past participle chorred)

  1. (British, informal) To steal.
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[edit] Adjective

chore n., plural f., plural n. (comparative bardziej chore; superlative najbardziej chore)

  1. Neuter singular form of chory; ill, sick