chai

noun

: a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk

Examples of chai in a Sentence

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Alcohol will not be served at the restaurant, but guests can order juices, lassi, rose milk, masala chai tea, madras coffee and traditional nannari sharbath, an iced drink made from lemon juice and Indian sarsaparilla. Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025 The spices in chai tea have several potential health benefits. Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025 Your espresso, meanwhile, will come from the folks at Greenwich Village’s own Joe Coffee, and chai and matcha will be up for grabs from Brooklyn’s Dona. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2025 The drinking chocolate is endlessly customizable — from a dark, milk or white chocolate base, to additional flavors, like cardamom, rose, chai spice, maple or honey, among others. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chai

Word History

Etymology

Turkish çay & Russian, Persian, Hindi, & Urdu chay tea

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chai was in 1984

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“Chai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chai. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.

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chai

noun
: a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk

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