Why do we call the plural of check “cheques”, why not just checks?

soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it ; in plural stub of a cheque, ticket etc

The plural form of the noun 'leaf' is leaves The plural form of the noun phrase is cheque leaves

postcode lottery change of address plural Am Eng American English prep preposition Br Eng British English cheque chess chest of drawers chicken child childhood

poki clash of armour Using the plural cheque books and chequebooks gives 12,000 and 6,320 respectively If we search for cheque book journalism and chequebook journalism the results