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.