chore

Meanings

Noun

• A task, especially a difficult, unpleasant, or routine one.
• A choir or chorus.

Verb

• To do chores.
• To steal.

Related

Similar words

• steal
• thieve
• twoc

Origin

• From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre, from Old English ċerr, ċierr, from ċierran, from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną ("to turn"), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- ("to bend, turn").
• Cognate with Dutch keer ("time; turn; occasion"), German Kehre ("a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn"). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire, Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (German kehren, Dutch keren). See also char.
• Possibly derived from Romani ćor, see also Geordie word chor.