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cheque.

cheque, check

6 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃɛ.ki/Brazil/ˈʃɛ.kɨ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɨ/Northern, Portugal

  1. cheque, check

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tek- Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati Proto-Iranian *xšáyati Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ) Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (mlkʾ) Classical Persian شاه (šāh)bor. Arabic شَاه (šāh)bor. Medieval Latin scaccusder. Old French eschecbor. Middle English chek English check ▲ English exchequerinflu.? English chequebor. Portuguese cheque Borrowed from English cheque. Doublet of checar, xá, xaque, and xeque.

verb/ˈʃɛ.ki/Brazil/ˈʃɛ.kɨ/Portugal/ˈt͡ʃɛ.kɨ/Northern, Portugal

  1. inflection of checar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of checar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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