chœur

/kœʁ/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les chœurs

Meaning

  1. choir

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Collective
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: collective.

Similar words

chorale

chœur is more about the group or ensemble itself, also an architectural term for a church's choir area; chorale is more about a choral singing organization — both mean "choir."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

coro

coro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "choir."

Portuguese

coro

coro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "choir."

Practice

1 What does chœur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle chante dans un ___ depuis son enfance.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chœur?

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