cha (uncountable)
tea, sometimes (dialect) specifically masala chai
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cha
(dialectal, nonstandard) You.
cha
(dancing) Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances
cha (plural chas or cha)
(Korean units of measure) synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
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Cha (plural Chas)
A surname.
A diminutive of the female given name Charlotte
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cha is the 3654th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9732 individuals. Cha is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (93.52%) individuals.
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CHA (plural er-noun)
(sports) Abbreviation of Charlotte. (in North Carolina)
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Source: Wiktionary
Cha (chä), n. [Chin. ch"a.] [Also chaa, chais, tsia, etc.]
Definition: Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia.
A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed. Tr. J. Van Linschoten's Voyages (1598).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.