cha
n. uncountable C2 Proficiency US //ˈtʃɑ// UK //tʃˈɑː// cha
n. a hot drink made from tea leaves. You use this word in some parts of the UK or in places like India to talk about tea in a friendly, casual way.
n. a term for tea, derived from the Sinitic 'chá'. Used primarily in British English as a colloquialism or to refer specifically to tea in South Asian contexts.
Would you like a cup of cha?
After a long day of hiking, we stopped at a small roadside stall for a hot cup of cha.
The term cha remains a linguistic relic of the early tea trade, persisting in certain British dialects and military slang as a familiar alternative to the standard word.
Usage
Commonly used in the phrase 'a cup of cha'; informal or dialectal in register.