-chore

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chore"

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /koɹ/[1]
Homophones: core, corps; caw (non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)

Suffix

-chore

An organism that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -chore

bryochore
dendrochore
endozoochore
poëchore
xerochore

References

See e.g. “anemochore”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. /əˈnɛm əˌkɔr, -ˌkoʊr/ (ending homophonous with core), “anemochore”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. ‹əˈneməˌkō(ə)r› (ending in /oʊ(ə)ɹ/, as compared to the [oɚ] of core), “anemochore”, in Collins English Dictionary. /əˈneməˌkɔr, -ˌkour/

Anagrams

Roche, ocher, ochre, roche

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