noun
chai
kheye
noun
1
Spiced tea, especially the sweet, milky black tea flavored with spices like cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger.
"She ordered a chai latte to warm up."
"The street vendor served chai in small clay cups."
How to Use Chai
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA spiced, usually milky tea popular in South Asia and now common worldwide as "chai tea" or "chai latte."
Common mistake
Saying "chai tea" is technically redundant, since "chai" already means tea — but it's standard usage in English.
Common pairings
chai latte
cup of chai
spiced chai
Word Forms
chais plural, chais plural
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Etymology
From Hindi/Urdu chai, itself borrowed from Persian and ultimately from the same Chinese root as "tea."