chœur

See also: choeur

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French cuer, quer, a semi-learned adaptation or borrowing (from different stages in time) from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós). Doublet of chorus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kœʁ/
audio (un chœur) (file)
Homophones: cœur, cœurs, chœurs
Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

chœur m (plural chœurs)

chorus
(singing) choir

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

chouré

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