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chai [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A traditional beverage in India made by blending tea, milk honey, vanilla and various spices as cardamon, cinnamon and ginger.

CONT

Trendy coffee houses ... might be threatened by ... chai, a milky, spiced Indian tea. ... This hot, milky (black) tea, infused with such aromatics as cardamom, cinnamon and ginger and sweetened with honey, is making a splash up and down the West Coast ...

OBS

According to the Oxford dictionary, "chai" is the military slang of the Mandarin word "cha," meaning "tea."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
OBS

Équivalent proposé sur le modèle de «thé au citron» et «thé à la bergamote».

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
DEF

A [hot] beverage made by brewing tea with a mixture of aromatic spices.

CONT

Using a strong black tea as a base ingredient, many spices are added to give the tea a somewhat spicy and complex flavor. Spices such as cardamon, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin seed, curry leaves, ginger, lemon grass, peppercorn, and rampe leaves may be blended with the black tea to add the flavors so mildly prevalent in Chai.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
DEF

Boisson chaude contenant un mélange de thé noir et d'épices dont la noix de muscade, le poivre, la cannelle, le clou de girofle, la cardamome et le gingembre, et d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
OBS

Individuals and organizations interested in improving the welfare of animals in Israel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités

Spanish

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