char1 [t??:]
¦ verb (chars, charring, charred) partially burn so as to blacken the surface.
¦ noun charred material.
Origin
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char2 Brit. [t??:]
informal
¦ noun a charwoman.
¦ verb (chars, charring, charred) work as a charwoman.
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char3 [t??:]
(also cha [t??:])
¦ noun Brit. informal tea.
Origin
C16 (as cha): from Chin. (Mandarin dialect) cha.
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char4
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noun variant spelling of
charr.