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- chautemps/ʃəʊˈtɒ̃/An archaic or dialectal word referring to a warm or hot season; literally 'hot time', often used for a heatwave or period of intense summer heat.nounExtremely rare / Obsolete
- chauvinism/ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm/Excessive, irrational, or aggressive patriotism; belief in the superiority of one's own group (especially gender, nation, or ethnicity).nounC1
- chauvinist/ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪst/A person displaying excessive and prejudiced loyalty or support for their own group, cause, or gender, especially men displaying prejudice against women.nounC1
- chav/tʃav/a young person in Britain, typically from a working-class background, who displays loud, brash, and often anti-social behaviour, and is characterized by a specific style of dress (e.g., branded sportswear, excessive jewellery).nounMedium (Common in UK informal/media discourse, rare elsewhere)
- chavannes/ʃæˈvæn/A surname of French origin, often associated with specific individuals, locations, or historical/cultural references. It is most recognizably a proper noun.nounVery Low
- chavette/ʃəˈvɛt/A young woman perceived as having a loud, brash, and unrefined manner, often characterised by a specific style of dress and behaviour associated with a British working-class subculture.nounLow
- chavez/ˈtʃɑːvɛz/A proper noun, most commonly a surname of Spanish origin.nounLow. Primarily appears in political, historical, or news contexts.
- chavurah/ˌxɑːvʊəˈrɑː/A small, intimate group of Jewish people who meet regularly for religious study, worship, and community activities, often outside formal synagogue structures.nounC2+ (Highly specialized)
- chaw/tʃɔː/To chew tobacco without swallowing it.nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
- chawk/tʃɔːk/A regional or obsolete variant of 'chalk', primarily referring to a soft, white, porous limestone, or to mark with chalk.nounRare / Obsolete
- chay/tʃeɪ/A small carnivorous mammal native to Eurasia, often confused with stoat but sometimes referring to a polecat-ferret hybrid.nounExtremely Low (Rare/Archaic/Zoological)
- chayefsky/tʃaɪˈɛfski/A surname, notably belonging to Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981), an American playwright and screenwriter.nounVery Low
- chayote/tʃaɪˈəʊti/A tropical vine (Sechium edule) and its edible, pear-shaped, light green fruit with a single large seed, often used as a vegetable.nounLow
- chazan/xəˈzɑːn/A Jewish cantor; a person who leads the congregation in prayer and chants liturgical music in synagogue services.nounVery Low (C2 Level Vocabulary / Domain-Specific)
- chazerei/ˌxɑːzəˈreɪ/Junk, rubbish, worthless stuff.nounLow
- che guevara/ˌtʃeɪ ɡəˈvɑːrə/A proper noun referring to Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967), an Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat, and military theorist. He was a major figure in the Cuban Revolution and became an international icon of rebellion and revolution.nounB2
- cheap/tʃiːp/Low in price; costing little money.adjectiveadverbnounC1
- cheap out/tʃiːp aʊt/To choose an inferior, often cheaper, alternative in order to save money, especially when this compromises quality or reliability.verbC1
- cheap shot/ˌtʃiːp ˈʃɒt/An unfair, unethical, or unsportsmanlike attack that takes advantage of someone's vulnerability.nounMedium
- cheap-jack/ˈtʃiːp dʒæk/A peddler or small-time trader who sells low-quality or shoddy goods, often in a dishonest or disreputable way.adjectivenounC2 (Very low frequency)
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