Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA South Asian beverage of black tea brewed in milk and water and then sweetened with sugar, with the addition of aromatic herbs and spices.
Origin
Translations
Arabic شاي متبل, شاي ماسالا
- شاي متبل (shāy mutabbal)kind of sweet spiced tea
- شاي ماسالا (shāy māsālā)kind of sweet spiced tea
Bengali মসলা চা
- মসলা চা (mosla ca)kind of sweet spiced tea
Bulgarian чай масала
- чай масала (čaj masala)kind of sweet spiced tea
Catalan massala txai
- massala txaikind of sweet spiced tea
Chinese Mandarin 印度奶茶, 馬薩拉茶 /马萨拉茶
- 印度奶茶kind of sweet spiced tea
- 馬薩拉茶 /马萨拉茶kind of sweet spiced tea
- 印度拉茶kind of sweet spiced tea
Dari مصاله چای/مساله چای
- مصاله چای/مساله چای (masâla čây)kind of sweet spiced tea
Finnish masalatee, chai masala
- masalateekind of sweet spiced tea
- chai masalakind of sweet spiced tea
French chai
- chaikind of sweet spiced tea
German Masala chai, Chai
- Masala chaikind of sweet spiced tea
- Chaikind of sweet spiced tea
Hindi मसाला चाय
- मसाला चाय (masālā cāy)kind of sweet spiced tea
Japanese チャイ, マサーラー・チャイ
- チャイ (chai)kind of sweet spiced tea
- マサーラー・チャイ (masārā-chai)kind of sweet spiced tea
Korean 마살라 차이, 차이
- 마살라 차이 (masalla chai)kind of sweet spiced tea
- 차이 (chai)kind of sweet spiced tea
Polish masala czaj
- masala czajkind of sweet spiced tea
Russian чай маса́ла
- чай маса́ла (čaj masála)kind of sweet spiced tea
Urdu مصالہ چای
- مصالہ چای (masālā cāy)kind of sweet spiced tea
Cite this entry
APA
masala chai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masala%20chai
MLA
“masala chai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masala%20chai. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masala chai,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masala%20chai.
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