English

Verb

cheve ‎(third-person singular simple present cheves, present participle cheving, simple past and past participle cheved)

1. (intransitive, obsolete, dialect) To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed.

   to cheve well in a enterprise

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Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French cheveux ‎(“hair”)

Noun

cheve

1. hair

Spanish

Etymology

Apocopic alteration of cerveza ‎(“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃe.be/, [ˈtʃe.βe]

Noun

cheve f ‎(plural cheves)

1. (slang, Mexico) beer

Synonyms

• (beer): cerveza f, chela f (slang)

Related terms

• chela