-chore
See also: Appendix:Variations of "chore"
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /koɹ/[1]
- Homophones: core, corps; caw (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
Suffix
[edit]-chore
- An organism that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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/