chore en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- chô (Received-Pronunciation)
- /t͡ʃoɹ/ (General-American)
- /t͡ʃɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /t͡ʃo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- /t͡ʃoə/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- chōr rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
- chôr (General-American)
Etymology
From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.
Meanings
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A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as housecleaning or preparing meals.
The children were made to do their daily chores before being allowed to play games.
Before we moved in together, my partner and I divided up the chores: he cooks and vacuums, and I do the dishes and laundry.
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A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.
I used to enjoy being self-employed, but it's become a bit of a chore recently.
Shorty after his nomination as Chief Justice was announced, it came to light that while on the Court, Fortas, a close friend of Johnson's, had performed a number of personal and political chores for him. This was a clear violation of the principle of separation of powers.
1978, Richard Nixon, RN: the Memoirs of Richard Nixon, Grosset & Dunlap, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 418:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
choreless · chore coat · chorelike · chorewoman · chore jacket · choreboy · chore wheel · choreful · choresome · chore horse · choreman
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (51)
ro muncă casnică (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · fr tâche (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · de häusliche Arbeit (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · it corvè (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · io tasketo (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · el αγγαρεία (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ko 가사 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · fr corvée (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · bg неприя́тна ра́бота (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ru рути́нная рабо́та (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · nl taak (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ko 허드렛일 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · he מַטָּלָה (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · nb hverdagsrutine (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · te చాకిరీ (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · fi askare (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · es mandado (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ja 雑用 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · fi taloustyö (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · yue 家事 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · gl tarefa (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · fi puuha (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · grc ἀγγαρεία (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ja 雑務 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · yue 家務 /家务 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ru дома́шняя рабо́та (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ru обя́занность (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · eo farotaĵo (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · uk домашня робота (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · uk рутинна робота (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · cmn 家事 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ja 家事 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · nb plikt (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · pt porre (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · de lästige Pflicht (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · nan-hbl 家務 /家务 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · es faena (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · de leidige Aufgabe (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · cmn 苦差事 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · de Hausarbeit (homework) (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · pl obowiązek (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · cmn 家務 /家务 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · pt tarefa (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · hu házimunka (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ru неприя́тная рабо́та (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · pl zadanie (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · sv (tråkigt) rutinarbete (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · ar عَمَلٌ رُوتِينِيّ (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · sv (tråkig) rutinuppgift (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · nan-hbl 家事 (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task) · es tarea (a difficult, unpleasant, or routine task)