cheez

English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

cheez (uncountable)

1. (Indian classical music) composition

Etymology 2

Noun

cheez (uncountable)

1. (slang) cheese (Can we add an example for this sense?)

See also

• cheeze (vegan cheese substitute)

Norman

Alternative forms

• qùaire (continental Normandy)
• tchaire (Guernsey)
• tchaîse (Jersey)
• tchaîthe (Saint Ouen)

Etymology

From Old Northern French [Term?] (compare Old French chaiere), from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).

Noun

cheez f (plural cheezs)

1. (Sark) chair