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khey

French, noun/χɛj/

khey is a French masculine noun meaning “brother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Frère ; ami”.

What does khey mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineslangbrother

  2. 2

    masculineslangbro; dude

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Frère ; ami. 2. Ce que l’on nomme ami sur certains réseaux sociaux.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of khey

  • kheys plural
  • kheyette feminine
  • khouti plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce khey?

  • /χɛj/
  • /kɛj/
  • /xɛj/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is khey in French?

khey appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).