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chai

/tʃaɪ/

Meanings
noun
A female gypsy.

Examples :

"The old stories spoke of a chai who traveled the land, offering fortunes and selling trinkets. "
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Related Words

Illustration beverage

beverage noun

/ˈbevəɹɪdʒ/

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks, usually excluding water.

"My favorite beverage in the morning is orange juice. "

Illustration loosely

loosely adverb

/ˈluːsli/

In a loose manner.

"The teacher explained the concept loosely, making it hard for the students to understand fully. "

Illustration female

female noun

/ˈfiː.meɪl/

One of the female (feminine) sex or gender.

"My sister is a female student in her senior year of high school. "

Illustration recipes

recipes noun

/ˈrɛsəˌpiz/

A formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.

"The old medical book contained many strange recipes for remedies made from herbs and roots. "

Illustration selling

selling verb

/ˈsɛlɪŋ/

(ditransitive) To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

"The bakery is selling bread to customers. "

Illustration offering

offering verb

/ˈɑfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/ /ˈɔfəɹɪŋ/

To propose or express one's willingness (to do something).

"She offered to help with her homework."

Illustration fortunes

fortunes noun

/fɔː(ɹ).tjuːn/

Destiny, especially favorable.

"She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."

Illustration traveled

traveled verb

/ˈtɹævl̩d/

To be on a journey, often for pleasure or business and with luggage; to go from one place to another.

"Last summer, my family traveled to Italy for vacation. "

Illustration steamed

steamed verb

/stiːmd/ /stimd/

To cook with steam.

"The best way to cook artichokes is to steam them."

Illustration trinkets

trinkets noun

/ˈtrɪŋkɪts/

A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry

"That little trinket around her neck must have cost a bundle."

Illustration masala

masala noun

/məˈsɑːlə/ /məˈsælə/

Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.

"My mom uses a special masala to make her chicken curry taste so flavorful. "

Illustration stories

stories noun

/ˈstɔːriz/ /ˈstoʊriz/

A building; an edifice.

"The new apartment building has twenty stories. "