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noun, masculine

tchœur

/tʃœʁ/

noun, masculine/tʃœʁ/plural: tchœurs

pronunciation spelling of cœur (“heart”)

From affrication of the stop consonant [k-] of cœur (/kœʁ/) to [t͡ʃ-], a rather common phenomenon in Louisiana and Acadian French, as well as certain regional languages of France. Compare Louisiana French tchu (cul), tchède (quède / tiède), tchémander (quémander), tcheue (queue), etc.

tchœur — French Dictionary | Passage