chez

Borrowed from French chez.

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɪ/
• Homophone: shay
• Rhymes: -eɪ

chez

1. At the home of
   • 2008 February 28, Lisa Forest, “Mind the gap: Empty house, empty nest, empty fridge”, in The Telegraph‎:

     Even if I say so myself, Christmas chez the Forests is quite a heart-warming affair. For Ben, growing up, it was pure magic - a log fire in the grate, ...

• chez moi

• Zech.

From Old French chiese, chese, from Latin casa (“house”). Doublet of case.

• IPA^(key): /ʃe/

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chez

1. (before personal pronouns) to (any specified location)

   Je rentre chez moi

   I am going home.

   (literally, “I am going to mine.”)

2. at, in (any specified location)

   chez moi ― at my house (literally, “at mine”)

   chez lui — at his house (literally, “at his”)

   chez Françoise — at Françoise’s

   chez le dentiste — at the dentist

   chez l'avocat — at the lawyer's office

3. among (a group of things or people of the same type)

   Cette maladie se voit souvent chez les chiens. ― This illness is often seen among dogs.

• chez-soi

• “chez” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).