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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

chai.

tea

4 characters1 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. tea

    class-ix
  2. breakfast

    class-ix
  3. tea money, small bribe, petty bribe (likened to the cost, and function, of a cup of tea)

    Kenya · class-ix · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.