chai

¹

[ she ]

noun

, French.

, plural chais [she].

1. a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.

chai

²

[ chahy ]

noun

1. a drink of tea made with cardamom and various other spices, milk, and a sweetener.

adjective

1. relating to, reminiscent of, or flavored with a mixture of tea, cardamom, and other spices.

chai

/ tʃaɪ /

noun

1. tea, esp as made in India with added spices

Word History and Origins

Origin of chai¹

First recorded in 1970–75; from Turkish çay and Hindi, Persian, Russian, Urdu chay “tea,” ultimately from Chinese chá; tea ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of chai¹

C20: Indian

Example Sentences

“Expat bankers are definitely into the drugs/hooker scene, and Wan Chai is the very epicenter,” he told The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

We laughed about getting lost in New York City and had chai.

From The Daily Beast

Yesterday, Rabbi Menachem Chai Shalom Froman left this world.

From The Daily Beast

I wear my tzitzit and my chai necklace proudly in photographs.

From The Daily Beast

Pejic has risen to new heights this year, walking runways from Jean-Paul Gaultier to Raf Simons to Richard Chai.

From The Daily Beast

But "Can chai la fueilla" is very cleverly made with five, six, and four and seven.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile, Pao-chai retired into an inner apartment; and then, for the first time, Pao-y found his voice.

From Project Gutenberg

Pao-chai had been carefully educated by her father, and was able to hold her own even against the accomplished Tai-y.

From Project Gutenberg

She heard by accident in conversation with a slave-girl in the garden that Pao-y was to marry Pao-chai.

From Project Gutenberg

The more so that he had ceased to mention Tai-ys name, and treated Pao-chai with marked kindness and respect.

From Project Gutenberg