cha

Meanings

1. Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.

1. Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound.

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

1. Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.

1. Initialism of congenital heart anomaly.
2. Initialism of charisma point.

1. Abbreviation of Charlotte: a city in North Carolina, United States.
2. Initialism of Children's Hospital Association.

1. A surname.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Charlotte

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.