Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A beverage made from spiced black tea, milk, and sugar or honey.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Gipsy girl or woman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A beverage made with black
teas , steamedmilk and sweet spices based loosely on Indian recipes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In the United States, the word "chai" is used to refer almost exclusively to the Indian "masala chai" beverage.
All about Tea 1995
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This "Mexican chai" is delicious and the best use of most Mexican coffee.
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I thought the chai was seriously lacking in chai flavor.
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This "Mexican chai" is delicious and the best use of most Mexican coffee.
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Hey .... so happy you liked the recipe and chai is a great finish off.
Batata Vada Odyssey Anjali 2008
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Sandeepa said ... those puris are tempting!!! and dunking them in chai -- thats totally new
Weekend Lunch Series: Tikhi Puri, Rasavalu Bataka nu shaak..... Cardamom 2007
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And worse still, what Starbucks tries to pass off as chai is nothing like the chai that any Indian knows and loves.
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The Europeans thanked us and that's how I saw men who had traveled the globe to meet each other get bogged down by the word chai in a small San Franciso restaurant.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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The Europeans thanked us and that's how I saw men who had traveled the globe to meet each other get bogged down by the word chai in a small San Franciso restaurant.
Bloggers.Pakistan 2008
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"The numeric value of the word chai, meaning 'life' in Hebrew, is eighteen, so it's considered good luck.
The Orange County Register - News Headlines : News JUDY BART KANCIGOR 2010
kewpid commented on the word chai
From the Chinese word chá (茶) meaning tea. Saying "chai tea" is redundant.
September 25, 2007
colleen commented on the word chai
"chai tea" makes my head hurt in the same way that "ISBN number" does. GAH.
September 25, 2007
reesetee commented on the word chai
Ditto, colleen. Also "PIN number."
September 26, 2007
kewpid commented on the word chai
I have seen "personal PIN number". Yikes.
September 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word chai
Eesh. Doesn't leave much to abbreviate, does it?
September 26, 2007
colleen commented on the word chai
And the ever popular "ATM machine."
September 26, 2007
trivet commented on the word chai
Wasn't there a list of these?
September 26, 2007
trivet commented on the word chai
Oh, yeah - this one.
September 26, 2007
colleen commented on the word chai
I had missed that, thanks, trivet!
September 26, 2007
reesetee commented on the word chai
Was just going to mention uselessness's list--one of my favorites. :-)
September 26, 2007
johnmperry commented on the word chai
Chai must be an American thing. In UK we say char. As in "cuppa char please".
It's also a Romany word for girl.
June 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word chai
At this point I would make a face, but I'm far too polite.
June 16, 2008
kewpid commented on the word chai
As far as I know, it's chai everywhere.
June 16, 2008
yarb commented on the word chai
I've heard chai in the UK to refer specifically to Indian-style tea. And for me it's a cuppa cha, not char. The details are important!
June 17, 2008