Meanings
preposition
- At the home of.
Even if I say so myself, Christmas chez the Forests is quite a heart-warming affair. For Ben, growing up, it was pure magic - a log fire in the grate, real candles on the giant tree, tea-lights twinkling on the tables.
2008 February 28, Lisa Forest, “Mind the gap: Empty house, empty nest, empty fridge”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2013
Origin
- Frenchchez
- Englishchez
Borrowed from French chez. Doublet of casa.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ca
- caat/in the home of
Danish hos
- hosat/in the home of
Dutch bij
- bijat/in the home of
Esperanto ĉe
- ĉeat/in the home of
Finnish luona, kylässä
- luonaat/in the home of
- kylässäat/in the home of
- kotonaat/in the home of
- -lassaat/in the home of
French chez
- chezat/in the home of
German bei
- beiat/in the home of
Hebrew אֶצֶל
- אֶצֶל (etzel)at/in the home of
Hungarian (-ék)-nál, -nél
- (-ék)-nálat/in the home of
- -nélat/in the home of
Irish tigh
- tighat/in the home of
Italian da
- daat/in the home of
Latin apud
- apudat/in the home of
Lithuanian pas
- pasat/in the home of
Polish u
- uat/in the home of
Russian у
- у (u)at/in the home of
Spanish donde
- dondeat/in the home of
Swedish hos
- hosat/in the home of
Turkish -lar, -ler
- -larat/in the home of
- -lerat/in the home of
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chez
All rhymes →Sounds the same
Cite this entry
APA
chez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chez
MLA
“chez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chez. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chez,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chez.
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