-chore

See also: chore, chóre, and Chöre

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χωρέω (khōréō, “I move, spread”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɔː/
(General American) IPA^(key): /kɔɹ/
Homophones: core, corps; caw (non-rhotic accents with the horse-hoarse merger)

Suffix

-chore

An organism that spreads by a specified agent, or in a specified manner.

Derived terms

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autochore
barochore
biochore
bryochore
dendrochore
endozoochore
hydrochore
isocore
kinetochore
myrmecochore
ornithochore
poëchore
xerochore

Anagrams

Roche, ocher, ochre, roche

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