cha
Multiple Entries:cha char
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cha/tʃɑː/
▶noun variant spelling of char3.
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char1 /tʃɑː/
▶verb (chars, charring, charred) partially burn so as to blacken the surface. ▶noun charred material.
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char2 /tʃɑː/ Brit. informal
▶noun a charwoman. ▶verb (chars, charring, charred) work as a charwoman.
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char3 /tʃɑː/ (also cha /tʃɑː/)
▶noun Brit. informal tea.
– origin C16 (as cha): from Chin. (Mandarin dial.) chá.
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char4
▶noun variant spelling of charr.
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