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masala chai

/məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
masala chai
IPA
/məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मसाला चाय (masālā cāy) / Urdu مصالہ چای (masālā cāy, literally “spiced/seasoned tea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: मसाला चाय, مصالہ چای

Usage

Inflected Forms

masala chais (plural)

Synonyms

chai chai tea cha

Questions

How do you pronounce masala chai?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/.
What does masala chai mean?
A South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.
Where does masala chai come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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