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chai

¹

[ she ]

/ ʃɛ /

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noun, plural chais

[she]. /ʃɛ/. French.

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

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Other definitions for chai (2 of 2)

chai²

[ chahy ]

/ tʃaɪ /

noun

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

Origin of chai

²

1970-75; <Turkish çay and Russian, Persian, Hindi, Urdu chay “tea,” ultimately from Chinese chá tea

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How to use chai in a sentence

In a mixing glass, combine the vodka, chai, lemon, pear nectar, liqueur and bitters, and stir to mix together.
Smaller bowl, same punch: Scaling down New Year’s drinks for one or two|M. Carrie Allan|December 18, 2020|Washington Post
His go-to tea is chai, but you can sub in Earl Grey if that’s more your style.
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“Expat bankers are definitely into the drugs/hooker scene, and Wan Chai is the very epicenter,” he told The Daily Beast.
Hong Kong’s High-Flying British Psycho Killer Suspect|Nico Hines, Tom Sykes|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We laughed about getting lost in New York City and had chai.
Mosul's Civilization and Its Discontents|Michael Carson|June 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Yesterday, Rabbi Menachem Chai Shalom Froman left this world.
Rav Froman's Funeral|Elisheva Goldberg|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I wear my tzitzit and my chai necklace proudly in photographs.
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Pejic has risen to new heights this year, walking runways from Jean-Paul Gaultier to Raf Simons to Richard Chai.
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But "Can chai la fueilla" is very cleverly made with five, six, and four and seven.
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Meanwhile, Pao-chai retired into an inner apartment; and then, for the first time, Pao-y found his voice.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
Pao-chai had been carefully educated by her father, and was able to hold her own even against the accomplished Tai-y.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
She heard by accident in conversation with a slave-girl in the garden that Pao-y was to marry Pao-chai.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles
The more so that he had ceased to mention Tai-ys name, and treated Pao-chai with marked kindness and respect.
A History of Chinese Literature|Herbert A. Giles

British Dictionary definitions for chai

chai

/ (tʃaɪ) /

noun

tea, esp as made in India with added spices

Word Origin for chai

C20: Indian

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