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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Cloves are often used to add flavor to curries, meats, and chai tea. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 24 June 2025 Going home to my parents and having chai in the morning. Zahir Janmohamed, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 June 2025 Matcha, chai, and herbal teas have become café menu staples. Jasmine Ting, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025 Energy-Boosting Beverages Keep energy levels high for a full month of festivities with Equator Coffees, which sells both bags of whole beans and individual cold brew coffee bags, and Explorer, which offers ready-to-drink cold brew cans as well as chai concentrates. Elena Valeriote, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for chai

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chai was in 1974

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“Chai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chai. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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chai

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

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