different between cheez vs chez

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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Noun

cheez (uncountable)

1. (Indian classical music) composition

Etymology 2

Noun

cheez (uncountable)

1. (slang) cheese

Norman

Alternative forms

• qùaire (continental Normandy)
• tchaire (Guernsey)
• tchaîse (Jersey)
• tchaîthe (Saint Ouen)

Etymology

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Old French chaiere), from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek ??????? (kathédra), from ???? (katá, “down”) + ???? (hédra, “seat”).

Noun

cheez f (plural cheezs)

1. (Sark) chair

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chez. Doublet of casa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?/
• Homophone: shay
• Rhymes: -e?

Preposition

chez

1. At the home of

Derived terms

• chez moi

Translations

Anagrams

• Zech.

French

Etymology

From Old French chiese, chese, from Latin casa (“house”). Doublet of case.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e/
• Homophones: chais, ché

Preposition

chez

1. to, at or in the home, office, etc. of

2. by extension, to, at or in the country of

3. in; among (a group of things or people of the same type)
4. in the work of (an author or artist)

Notes

In Quebec and elsewhere in French-speaking Canada, colloquial speech often uses plural pronouns with chez (chez nous, chez vous, chez eux) even when the singular is meant and indeed even if the person lives alone.

Derived terms

• chez soi
• chez-soi
• nul de chez nul

Further reading

• “chez” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).