chequer

== English == === 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.” === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkɚ/ === Noun === chequer (plural chequers) The edible fruit of the wild service tree, Sorbus torminalis. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of checker. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === chequer (third-person singular simple present chequers, present participle chequering, simple past and past participle chequered) (British spelling) Alternative spelling of checker. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Middle English == === Noun === chequer alternative form of cheker