masala chai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मसाला चाय (masālā cāy) / Urdu مصالہ چای (masālā cāy, literally “spiced/seasoned tea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/

Noun

masala chai (usually uncountable, plural masala chais)

1. A South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, sometimes with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.

Synonyms

• chai, chai tea, cha; see also Thesaurus:tea

Translations

kind of sweet spiced tea

• Bengali: মসলা চা (mosla ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 印度奶茶, 馬薩拉茶／马萨拉茶, 印度拉茶, ^{(please verify)} 瑪莎拉茶／玛莎拉茶

• Finnish: masalatee, chai masala
• French: chai (fr)
• German: Masala chai m, Chai m
• Gujarati: મસાલા ચા (masālā cā)
• Hindi: मसाला चाय (masālā cāy)
• Japanese: チャイ (chai), マサーラー・チャイ (masārā-chai)
• Korean: 마살라 차이 (masalla chai), 차이 (ko) (chai)
• Nepali: मसलेदार चिया (masledār ciyā)
• Persian:

  Dari: مصاله چای/مساله چای (masâla čây).

• Russian: чай маса́ла m (čaj masála)
• Urdu: مصالہ چای (masālā cāy)