Meanings
che1
che2
pronoun
- obsoletepersonalI.
Nay, come not near th' old man; keep out, che vor / ye, or ise try whether your costard or my ballow be / the harder: ch'ill be plain with you.
c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, King Lear, act 4, scene 6
CHE3
proper noun
- abbreviationinitialismbiologyInitialism of Carnian humid episode.
Synonyms: CPE, Carnian pluvial episode, wet intermezzo
- abbreviationhistoricalinitialismInitialism of Campaign for Homosexual Equality.
CHe4
nounCHe (uncountable)
- abbreviationuncountableaerospaceAbbreviation of compressed helium; compressed helium gas.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
che · noun
- Russianче
- Englishche
Borrowed from Russian че (če).
More words from Russian
Full word history & related roots →che · pronoun
- Middle Englishich“I”
- Englishche
A modification of ich, iche from Middle English ich (“I”, pronoun). Doublet of utchy.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Japanese CHe (CHe)
- CHe (CHe)abbreviation for compressed helium gas
Russian че
- че (če)Ч
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APA
che. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/che
MLA
“che.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/che. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “che,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/che.
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