chag

C3H4A1G2
US, UK/t͡ʃæɡ/

noun

A branch of a tree; a branch of broom or gorse.

OriginMiddle English *chagge ← Old English ċeacga ← Proto-West Germanic *kagō →
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Meanings

chag1

nounchag (plural chags)

plural chags

  1. Northern EnglandA branch of a tree; a branch of broom or gorse.

chag2

nounchag (plural chagim)

plural chagim

  1. A Jewish festival or holiday, specifically, Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret

Origin

chag · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*kagô“bush”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*kagō“brushwood, bush”
  3. Old Englishċeacga
  4. Middle English*chagge
  5. Englishchag

From Middle English *chagge, from Old English ċeacga, ċeagga (“broom (plant), furze, or gorse”), diminutive of Proto-West Germanic *kagō (“brushwood, bush”), from Proto-Germanic *kagô (“bush”). Cognate with Bavarian Kag (“the stalk or stem of a cabbage”), dialectal Swedish kage (“treestump”), Norwegian Nynorsk kage, kagge (“low lying bush, small tree”). Doublet of cag and keg.

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chag · noun

  1. Hebrewחַג
  2. Englishchag

From Hebrew חַג (khag).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chag

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Anagrams

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APA

chag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chag

MLA

“chag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chag. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chag,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chag.

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