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chek

chek noun: a Hong Kong foot.

Noun

chek (plural cheks or chek)

  1. A Hong Kong foot.

Forms of chek

pluralcheks
pluralchek

Origin of chek

From the Yale romanization of the Cantonese 尺 (cek³). Doublet of chi.

Phrases with chek

Questions about chek

What does chek mean?
Chek means a Hong Kong foot.
What part of speech is chek?
Chek is a noun.
What is the plural of chek?
The plural of chek is cheks.

Words near chek in the dictionary

  1. cheirotoxin
  2. cheirotoxol
  3. cheirurid
  4. cheirurids
  5. Cheju
  6. chek
  7. Chek Chu
  8. Chek Chue
  9. Chek Hom
  10. Cheka
  11. chekan

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