chequer

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
2. Alternative spelling of checker (in certain senses only)

Verb

Alternative spelling of checker

sinonimi

checker

check

checkers

dice

dimple

diversify

lady

mottle

partner

stud

variegate

vary

chessman

chess piece

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈt͡ʃɛkə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

See checker.
(fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”