chai

¹

[ she ]

noun

, French.

, plural chais [she].

1. a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.

chai

²

[ chahy ]

noun

1. a drink of tea made with cardamom and various other spices, milk, and a sweetener.

adjective

1. relating to, reminiscent of, or flavored with a mixture of tea, cardamom, and other spices.

chai

/ tʃaɪ /

noun

1. tea, esp as made in India with added spices

Word History and Origins

Origin of chai¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Turkish çay and Hindi, Persian, Russian, Urdu chay “tea,” ultimately from Chinese chá; tea ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of chai¹

C20: Indian

Example Sentences

A typical day for Mr Head starts with a healthy breakfast of jumbo oats and wheatgerm, mixed with chai seeds.

From BBC

Across Jammu and Kashmir, streets are adorned with posters, party flags, and billboards and men at local bakeries freely discuss election outcomes over chai.

From BBC

“If she’s in the White House, let there be samosas and let the chai flow freely,” Irani mused.

From Salon

An engineer and graphic designer by profession, Mr Razak admits that "selling just chai and biscuits" is neither easy, nor profitable.

From BBC

The user running the chai_ste profile, who also declined to give their real name, poked fun at the question of whether this network of accounts had taken “shitposting” too far.

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