cha
nounpronounparticlenouncommon in dialogue
- //t͡ʃɑː//
- //t͡ʃʌ//
Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
noun
- 1
Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
Would you like a cup of cha?
[Krazy Kat, bringing a full tray:] Look, folkses – hot dogs, hot cha, hot peppa pots, hot timollies – hot kuffy. ^([sic])
Etymology
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.
pronoun
- 1
Variant of youPronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound.
You mean you can't fly after you've had a few beers? You can drive, can't cha?
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
“You'll be ridin' with us, won't cha, Josh?”
particle
- 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
Etymology
From cha-cha (q.v.).
noun
- 1
Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
Etymology
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 자 (ja).
Forms
- plural
- chas
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