cha
pronunciation
How to pronounce cha in British English: UK [tʃɑ:]
How to pronounce cha in American English: US [tʃɑ]
Word Origin
- cha
- cha: see tea
- cha (n.)
- "tea," 1590s, also chaw, ultimately from the Mandarin ch'a "tea;" used in English alongside tea when the beverage was introduced.
Example
- 1. Mr. cha said he and his wife escaped with nothing more than the clothes on their backs .
- 2. While the cha survey confirms that cr matters to employees , it is not an end in itself .
- 3. Mr cha says china has shown interest in informal low-level discussions .
- 4. New to the set texts is a martial-arts novel by a hongkong writer , louis cha .
- 5. The agreement on okinawa should accelerate an effort by the u. s.to reposition the marine corps around asia , said mr. cha of the center for strategic and international studies .