chai latte

noun

plural chai lattes

: a hot drink similar to a caffe latte made with spiced black tea and steamed milk

Try the macchiato or chai latte, which start by being sourced fairly and sustainably all the way from the farm to the grinder.

—Kara Thompson

Examples of chai latte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Try adding it to a cup of steeped black tea with a little vanilla extract for a flavorful spin on a London Fog, or steam it to make a cozy chai latte. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2026

Other standout flavors like matcha and chai lattes dominated searches instead, according to the Washington Post. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Pumpkin Chai Snickerdoodles with Brown Butter These chewy pumpkin cookies are coated in all the spices that make a delicious chai latte. — Jasmine Thompson, Midwest Living, 5 Sep. 2026

People flooded the brand's comments field, urging the company to bring back their old chai latte. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1994, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chai latte

• begat
• bobcat
• chitchat
• doormat
• ducat
• eclat
• format
• hazmat
• muskrat
• nonfat
• polecat
• thereat