chag

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *chagge, from Old English ċeacga, ċeagga (“broom (plant), furze, or gorse”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kagō (“brushwood, bush”), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush”). Cognate with Bavarian Kag (“the stalk or stem of a cabbage”), dialectal Swedish kage (“treestump”), Norwegian Nynorsk kage, kagge (“low lying bush, small tree”). Doublet of cag and keg.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃæɡ/
• Rhymes: -æɡ

Noun

chag (plural chags)

1. (Northern England) A branch of a tree; a branch of broom or gorse.

Derived terms

• Chagford

Related terms

• cag
• keg

Etymology 2

From Hebrew חג (“khag”).

Noun

chag (plural chagim)

1. A Jewish festival or holiday, specifically, Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret

Related terms

• chag sameach