Cham pl (plural only)
An ethnic group living in Cambodia and Vietnam.
Cham
The Malayo-Polynesian language spoken by these people.
Cham
Pertaining to the Cham people or their language.
Cham
A town in Bavaria, Germany.
Cham
A town in Zug, Switzerland.
Cham (plural Chams)
an ethnic Albanian from Çamëri, originally resided in the western part of the region of Epirus in northwestern Greece, an area known among Albanians as Çamëri (engl.: Chameria).
• Tsam, Tsams
• Albanocham
• Albanophone
• (derogatory) Turco-Cham
• (derogatory) Turco-Albanian
• ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.
cham (plural chams)
Archaic spelling of khan.
An autocrat or dominant critic, especially Samuel Johnson.
cham (third-person singular simple present chams, present participle chamming, simple past and past participle chammed)
(obsolete) To chew.
cham
(West Country, obsolete) I am
• ACMH, HAMC, HMAC, Mach, Mach., mach.
Source: Wiktionary
Cham, v. t. Etym: [See Chap.]
Definition: To chew. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Sir T. More.
Cham, n. Etym: [See Khan.]
Definition: The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written khan. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
