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cha.

Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃɑː/
  1. Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.

    uncountable
    Would you like a cup of cha?
Where this word comes from

From Chinese 茶 (chá), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la, via two routes: in some cases from Hindustani चा (cā) / چا (cā) (a variant of the same root, from Persian چا, which led to chai), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from 茶 (chá) /t͡sʰɑː²¹/, the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. Doublet of tea, which is from the Amoy Min Nan pronunciation tê.

particle/t͡ʃɑː/
  1. Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances.

    One–two–cha–cha–cha Three–four–cha–cha–cha
Where this word comes from

From cha-cha (q.v.).

noun/t͡ʃɑː/
  1. Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.

Where this word comes from

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 자 (ja).

pron/t͡ʃʌ/
  1. Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound.

    alt-of · dialectal · nonstandard · pronunciation-spelling
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