chèque

See also: cheque and chequé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French check, checque, from English check (“cheque”). First attested in 1774. The current spelling dates back as early as 1803.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɛk/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

chèque m (plural chèques)

  1. cheque

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Arabic: شيك
  • → Khmer: សែក (saek)
  • → Vietnamese: séc

References

  1. ^ Etymology and history of “chèque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

chèque f (plural chèques)

  1. (Jersey) check, cheque

Derived terms

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