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At the home or place of.
"We're having drinks chez Maria on Friday."
"The meeting was held chez the CEO, in his private study."
How to Use Chez
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA borrowed French word meaning "at [someone]'s place" — used in English mostly for a playful or stylish touch.
When to use it
Deliberately fancy or arch in English; you'd write "chez nous" (at our place) in an invitation, not in casual speech.
Common pairings
chez moi
chez nous
dinner chez someone
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Etymology
Borrowed straight from French chez ("at the house of"), from Latin casa ("hut, cottage") — making it a distant cousin of the English word "casa."