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)
- A South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.
Synonyms
Translations
kind of sweet spiced tea
- Bengali: মসলা চা (mosla ca)
- Bulgarian: чай масала m (čaj masala)
- 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)
- Georgian: ჩაი „მასალა“ (čai „masala“), მასალა ჩაი (masala čai)
- 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).
- Polish: masala czaj m
- Russian: чай маса́ла m (čaj masála)
- Urdu: مصالہ چای (masālā cāy)
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