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cher.

dear, honey, hon

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɛʁ/[ʃæɾ]Louisiana[ʃæː]Louisiana

  1. dear, honey, hon

    Louisiana · endearing · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).

adj/ʃɛʁ/[ʃæɾ]Louisiana[ʃæː]Louisiana

  1. dear, beloved

  2. expensive, costly

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).

adv/ʃɛʁ/[ʃæɾ]Louisiana[ʃæː]Louisiana

  1. dearly

    payer cher

  2. super

    Lyon · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).

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