Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
Abbreviation of Charlotte: a city in North Carolina, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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name
Initialism of Children's Hospital Association.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
A diminutive of the female given name Charlotte
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Tea, (sometimes dialect) specifically masala chai.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Korean units of measure
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Synonyms: Korean foot
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Initialism of congenital heart anomaly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: CHD, congenital heart defect
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noun
Initialism of charisma point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: roleplaying games
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particle
Used to count out steps, particularly involving the hip-shaking sections of rhythmic Latin dances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Synonyms: none provided
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pron
Pronunciation spelling of you, especially when preceded by a /t/ sound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, dialectal, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling
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History
From Chinese 茶 (chá), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la, via two routes: in some cases from Hindustani चा (cā) / چا (cā) (a variant of the same root, from Persian چا, which led to chai), from Northern Chinese; in other cases from 茶 (chá) /t͡shɑː21/, the pronunciation found in Canton (Guangzhou), where the British bought much of their tea in the 19th century. Doublet of tea, which is from the Amoy Min Nan pronunciation tê.
From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 자 (ja).
From cha-cha (q.v.).
