Chore
/tʃɔːr/noun
A routine task, especially a boring or unpleasant household job.
Did you know?The modern sense of “chore” grew out of a dialect word for a short turn or piece of work, and its history is tangled with the idea of doing your allotted share rather than any mystical meaning.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
χορός (khorós)
“a dance, especially a circular dance; also a chorus”
Late Latin
Latin
chorus
“a chorus, dance, or group of performers”
Middle English
English
chore
“a turn of work; a small job or task”
18th Century
English
chore
“a routine household task or piece of domestic work”
Modern English
English
chore
“an ordinary, usually tedious task”