chère

See also: chere and chêre

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛʁ/
• Homophones: chair, chaire, chaires, chairs, cher, chers, chères, cherres

Etymology 1

Inflected forms.

Adjective

chère

1. feminine singular of cher

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French chiere, from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin cara (“face”), from Ancient Greek κάρα (kára). Compare Spanish cara.

Noun

chère f (plural chères)

1. (obsolete) visage, face
2. (archaic or humorous) fare, food, cheer

   la bonne chère ― good food

Related terms

• faire bonne chère

Further reading

• “chère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.