chore

Meaning

Noun

1. A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
2. A task that is difficult, unpleasant, or tediously routine.

Verb

To do chores.

Verb

To steal.

Synonyms

task

job

assignment

work

char

errand

affair

business

duty

housework

matter

stint

odd job

labour

mission

office

🏢

operation

post

project

routine

toil

works

petty business

activity

small task

appointment

billet

blueprint

campaign

charge

commission

crusade

deed

effort

employ

enterprise

headache

labor

Translations

tarea

αγγαρεία

corvée

quehacer

tâche

taak

Hausarbeit

tarefa

travail

Aufgabe

Arbeit

karwei

tasca

besogne

compito

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɔː/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: charr

Inherited from Old English: ċerr

Cognate with Dutch: keer

Cognate with German: Kehre

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: kiere

In summary

From earlier char, from Middle English charr, charre, cherre (“odd job, turn, occasion, business”), from Old English ċerr, ċierr (“a turn”), from ċierran (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to bend, turn”).
Cognate with Dutch keer (“time; turn; occasion”), German Kehre (“a turn; bend; wind; back-flip; u-turn”). Also related to Saterland Frisian kiere, käire (“to turn”), Old Saxon kērian, Old High German chēran (“to turn”) (German kehren (“to turn”), Dutch keren (“to turn”)). See also char.