Cheops

[ kee-ops ]

noun
  1. flourished early 26th century b.c., king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).

Origin of Cheops

1
First recorded in 1610–20; from Greek Chéops, from Egyptian ḫw.f-wj “He [the god Khnum] protects me”; see also Khnum
  • Also called Khu·fu [koo-foo] /ˈku fu/ .

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Cheops

/ (ˈkiːɒps) /


noun
  1. original name Khufu. Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (?2613–?2494 bc), who built the largest pyramid at El Gîza

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