chère

See also: chere and chêre

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ/
Homophones: chair, chaire, chaires, chairs, cher, chers, chères, cherres

Etymology 1

Inflected forms.

Adjective

chère

feminine singular of cher

Etymology 2

From Old French chiere, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara (“face”), from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára). Compare Spanish cara.

Noun

chère f (plural chères)

(obsolete) visage, face
(archaic or humorous) fare, food, cheer
la bonne chère ― good food

Further reading

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

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