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cheek

/ˈtʃik/CHEEK
/ˈtʃik/CHEEK

Meaningthe side of the face

Common meaning: the side of the face

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishceace‘the cheek’source
  2. Middle Englishchekesource
  3. Englishcheek‘the side of the face’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English ceace ‘the side of the face’.

Roots

  • ceace Old English “the side of the face”

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