chai

noun

: a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk

Examples of chai in a Sentence

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Diners can take home a jar of Badmaash’s butter chicken sauce or pick up a bottle of their oatmilk chai at LA’s famed grocery store, Erewhon. Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026 Bottles of coconut sugar, cinnamon sugar crunch, panela cane sugar, chai base and Nyanza vanilla extract round out the set. Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 12 May 2026 Starbucks rolled out its spring menu in March, with a variety of chai, ube and coconut beverages. Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026 Like me, my mother-in-law is a huge chai fan. Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chai

Word History

Etymology

Turkish çay & Russian, Persian, Hindi, & Urdu chay tea

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chai was in 1984

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“Chai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chai. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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chai

noun
: a beverage that is a blend of black tea, honey, spices, and milk

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