churroA fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.
churrusA device used in India for drawing water from wells and discharging it into irrigation channels by means of pulley ropes and a large bag of hide.
chursiniteA monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, mercury, and oxygen.
ChurtA village and civil parish in Waverley borough, Surrey, England, on the boundary with Hampshire (OS grid ref SU8538).
ChuseokThe Korean Mid-Autumn Festival, held during the middle of the eighth month of the traditional East Asian luni-solar calendar (thus shifting each year on the Gregorian calendar, and not occurring in August); the most significant family holiday in Korea. The holiday coincides with the autumn harvest and symbolizes abundance and prosperity. As a gesture of gratitude, the first fruits of the harvest are offered to ancestors in appreciation for their protection and blessings throughout the year.
chutA repeated short, low vocal sound made by guinea pigs, thought to express interest or curiosity.
chuteA framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level, or through which water passes to a wheel.
chutneyA sweet or savory but usually spicy condiment, originally from eastern India, made from a variety of fruits and/or vegetables, often containing significant amounts of fresh green or dried red chili peppers.
chutnificationThe adoption of Indian elements into the English language or culture.
chutterAn alarm call used by vervets to warn of the presence of a snake.
chuttrumA lodging-house in South India for pilgrims and travelling members of the higher castes.
ChuukeseA member of an ethnic group in Oceania who speak the Chuukese language and constitute 48% of the population of the Federated States of Micronesia.
chuunibyouThe often edgy or pretentious behavior of early adolescents who want to stand out and who have convinced themselves they have hidden knowledge or secret powers, characterized as a sickness.
ChweziA legendary African dynasty said to have ruled the Kitara empire.
ChwilogA village in Llanystumdwy community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH4338).
chyavanprashA cooked mixture of sugar, honey, ghee, amla jam, sesame oil, berries, and various herbs and spices, used as a dietary supplement in India.
chylaqueousConsisting of chyle diluted with water; pertaining to diluted digestive juices, especially those that circulate in organisms that do not have a highly organized digestive system.
chyleA digestive fluid containing fatty droplets, found in the small intestine.
chytridiomycosisAn infectious disease of amphibians caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (amphibian chytrid fungus) or (chiefly in salamanders and newts) by Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans.