-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)
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/
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