char - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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char charr

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
char1 /tʃɑː/

▶verb (chars, charring, charred) partially burn so as to blacken the surface. ▶noun charred material.

– origin C17: appar. a back-form. from charcoal.

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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.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
char4

▶noun variant spelling of charr.

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charr /tʃɑː/ (also char)

▶noun (pl. same) a trout-like northern freshwater or marine fish. [Genus Salvelinus: several species.]

– origin C17: perh. of Celtic origin.

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