char
noun/tʃɑː(r)/
/tʃɑːr/
(British English, old-fashioned)- [countable] (also charwoman, charlady)a woman whose job is to clean a house, an office building, etc.
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- [uncountable] (informal) tea
- a cup of char
Word Originnoun sense 2 late 16th cent. (as cha; rare before the early 20th cent.): from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) chá.
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