Phrase guide

masala chai

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /məˈsɑːlə ˈtʃaɪ/
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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: মসলা চা (mosla ca) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Bulgarian: чай масала (čaj masala) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度奶茶 — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬薩拉茶 /马萨拉茶 — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 印度拉茶 — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Finnish: masalatee — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Finnish: chai masala — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • French: chai — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Georgian: ჩაი „მასალა“ — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Georgian: მასალა ჩაი (masala čai) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • German: Masala chai — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • German: Chai — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Gujarati: મસાલા ચા (masālā cā) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Hindi: मसाला चाय (masālā cāy) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Japanese: チャイ (chai) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Japanese: マサーラー・チャイ (masārā-chai) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Korean: 마살라 차이 (masalla chai) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Korean: 차이 (chai) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Nepali: मसलेदार चिया (masledār ciyā) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Dari: مصاله چای/مساله چای (masâla čây) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Polish: masala czaj — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Russian: чай маса́ла (čaj masála) — kind of sweet spiced tea
  • Urdu: مصالہ چای (masālā cāy) — kind of sweet spiced tea