cha

Meanings

Plural: cha, chas

Noun

tea, sometimes (dialect) specifically masala chai
Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.

Pron

You.

Particle

Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances

Origin / Etymology

From Chinese 茶 (chá), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la, via two routes: in some cases from Hindustani चा (cā) / چا (cā) (a variant of the same root, from Persian چا, which led to chai), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from 茶 (chá) /t͡sʰɑː²¹/, the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. Doublet of tea, which is from the Amoy Min Nan pronunciation tê.

Synonyms

Korean foot, tea

Scrabble Score: 8

cha is not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
cha is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
cha is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

cha is a valid Words With Friends word