cher
Meaning
-
- dear (beloved)
- expensive
Concepts
high price
yearned for
dearly-won
highly esteemed
longed for
Synonyms
prix élevé
à prix d’or
c’est cher
chérot
mon cher
cherère
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɛʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French cher, from Old French cher, chier, from Latin cārum (“dear, valuable”), from Proto-Italic *kāros, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ros, from *keh₂- (“to desire, to wish”).
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