chequer
nounUS /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/ · /ˈt͡ʃɛkə/
Etymology See checker. (fruit): Apparently in allusion to the chequered or spotted appearance of the fruit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, “the surmises that chequer may be a corruption of choker, and that ‘choker’ may once have been the name, are gratuitous.”
1
The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis.
2
UK, Alternative Alternative spelling of checker.
- Derived terms
- chequer tree, chequerwise, chequerwork, chequy, green-white-chequer
- Related terms
- Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chequers, exchequer, cheque, chequebook