"masala chai" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/ Forms: masala chais [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi मसाला चाय (masālā cāy) / Urdu مصالہ چای (masālā cāy, literally “spiced/seasoned tea”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|मसाला चाय}} Hindi मसाला चाय (masālā cāy), {{bor|en|ur|مصالہ چای|lit=spiced/seasoned tea|tr=masālā cāy}} Urdu مصالہ چای (masālā cāy, literally “spiced/seasoned tea”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} 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. Wikipedia link: masala chai Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Tea Synonyms: chai, chai tea, cha, tea Translations (kind of sweet spiced tea): মসলা চা (mosla ca) (Bengali), 印度奶茶 (Chinese Mandarin), 馬薩拉茶 (Chinese Mandarin), 马萨拉茶 (Chinese Mandarin), 印度拉茶 (Chinese Mandarin), مصاله چای/مساله چای (masâla čây) (Dari), masalatee (Finnish), chai masala (Finnish), chai (French), Masala chai [masculine] (German), Chai [masculine] (German), મસાલા ચા (masālā cā) (Gujarati), मसाला चाय (masālā cāy) (Hindi), チャイ (chai) (Japanese), マサーラー・チャイ (masārā-chai) (Japanese), 마살라 차이 (masalla chai) (Korean), 차이 (chai) (Korean), मसलेदार चिया (masledār ciyā) (Nepali), чай маса́ла (čaj masála) [masculine] (Russian), مصالہ چای (masālā cāy) (Urdu)

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