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Brit.

/tʃʌɪ/, U.S.

/tʃaɪ/

Forms: 1800s chi, 1800s chies (plural), 1800s– chai, 1900s chei.

Origin: A borrowing from Romani. Etymon: Romani čai.

Etymology: < Romani čai female Romani child, unmarried Romani female, feminine equivalent of čavo male Romani child, unmarried Romani male (see chav n.). Compare Romany chai n.

Now rare.

A Romani girl or woman. Cf. chal n.

ΚΠ

1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. ii. i. 237 So that now, say the Chai, ‘Our horses drink the waters of the Guadiana’.

1908 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 1 228 The chei wears a red cloak or shawl.

2011 J. Gray Bitti Chai iii. 28 Come on, chai, give me a hug.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

chain.²

/tʃʌɪ/

Etymology: See cha n.; perhaps borrowed afresh from Russian or Arabic.

Military slang.

Tea. Cf. cha n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun]

chia1601

cha1616

tea1658

tsia1662

scandal-potion1786

scandal-broth1795

tea-water1818

Seric herb1840

split pea1857

scandal-water1873

Rosie Lee1901

chai1919

char1919

Rosie1929

1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 15 Chai (Arabic) or cha (Hind.), tea.

1946 Penguin New Writing 28 172 Here's a drop o' chai.

1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand vi. 141 Faces you'd meet..brewing up the chai in casas along the front.

Draft additions September 2008

Any of various specific preparations of tea (typically associated with countries or regions where chai is the generic word for tea). Now esp. = masala chai n. at masala n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1957 Chicago Tribune 18 Apr. v. 4/3 Waitresses dressed in authentic costumes served typically near eastern food. The menu included..chai, tea specially prepared in a samovar.

1985 N.Y. Times 24 Feb. xx. 14/2 We drank chai, the sweet Egyptian tea, and we ate bread baked in the sun the previous day.

1986 H. Drysdale Alone through China & Tibet xiv. 160 Another man then looked in the bowl and guessed a price, and another waved a kettle of sweet milky tea which resembled Indian chai.

1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 6 Nov. We nervously finished a cup of very sweet chai (tea, flavoured with cinammon and cloves).

2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane i. 8 The café's chai was milky and sweet and flavoured with cardamoms.

Draft additions September 2008

chai latte n. originally North American a hot drink similar to masala chai, made with spiced tea (or a commercially produced concentrate) and steamed milk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun] > other types of tea

black tea1706

bohea1706

cocoa tea1747

caravan tea1798

Russian tea1799

hickory tea1868

sencha1874

Earl Grey mixture1884

Earl Grey tea1914

sergeant-major1923

Earl Grey1936

teh tarik1975

chai latte1994

1994 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 27 Dec. fd4/1 Heather likes to make chai lattes, using steamed milk instead of milk heated in a saucepan.

2005 J. Calloway Indispensable vi. 80 They..hang out with their friends who also don't like coffee but adore the chai lattes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	chai
释义	chain.¹ Brit. /tʃʌɪ/, U.S. /tʃaɪ/ Forms: 1800s chi, 1800s chies (plural), 1800s– chai, 1900s chei. Origin: A borrowing from Romani. Etymon: Romani čai. Etymology: < Romani čai female Romani child, unmarried Romani female, feminine equivalent of čavo male Romani child, unmarried Romani male (see chav n.). Compare Romany chai n. Now rare. A Romani girl or woman. Cf. chal n. ΚΠ 1841 G. Borrow Zincali I. ii. i. 237 So that now, say the Chai, ‘Our horses drink the waters of the Guadiana’. 1908 Jrnl. Gypsy Lore Soc. 1 228 The chei wears a red cloak or shawl. 2011 J. Gray Bitti Chai iii. 28 Come on, chai, give me a hug. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). chain.² /tʃʌɪ/ Etymology: See cha n.; perhaps borrowed afresh from Russian or Arabic. Military slang. Tea. Cf. cha n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun] chia1601 cha1616 tea1658 tsia1662 scandal-potion1786 scandal-broth1795 tea-water1818 Seric herb1840 split pea1857 scandal-water1873 Rosie Lee1901 chai1919 char1919 Rosie1929 1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 15 Chai (Arabic) or cha (Hind.), tea. 1946 Penguin New Writing 28 172 Here's a drop o' chai. 1959 G. Slatter Gun in my Hand vi. 141 Faces you'd meet..brewing up the chai in casas along the front. Draft additions September 2008 Any of various specific preparations of tea (typically associated with countries or regions where chai is the generic word for tea). Now esp. = masala chai n. at masala n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1957 Chicago Tribune 18 Apr. v. 4/3 Waitresses dressed in authentic costumes served typically near eastern food. The menu included..chai, tea specially prepared in a samovar. 1985 N.Y. Times 24 Feb. xx. 14/2 We drank chai, the sweet Egyptian tea, and we ate bread baked in the sun the previous day. 1986 H. Drysdale Alone through China & Tibet xiv. 160 Another man then looked in the bowl and guessed a price, and another waved a kettle of sweet milky tea which resembled Indian chai. 1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 6 Nov. We nervously finished a cup of very sweet chai (tea, flavoured with cinammon and cloves). 2005 T. Hall Salaam Brick Lane i. 8 The café's chai was milky and sweet and flavoured with cardamoms. Draft additions September 2008 chai latte n. originally North American a hot drink similar to masala chai, made with spiced tea (or a commercially produced concentrate) and steamed milk. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea > [noun] > other types of tea black tea1706 bohea1706 cocoa tea1747 caravan tea1798 Russian tea1799 hickory tea1868 sencha1874 Earl Grey mixture1884 Earl Grey tea1914 sergeant-major1923 Earl Grey1936 teh tarik1975 chai latte1994 1994 Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 27 Dec. fd4/1 Heather likes to make chai lattes, using steamed milk instead of milk heated in a saucepan. 2005 J. Calloway Indispensable vi. 80 They..hang out with their friends who also don't like coffee but adore the chai lattes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1841n.²1919
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