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Originally Posted by mineistaken
Indian chai = Indian tea.
Tea = chai
Tea is English word (also te and many similars in differenty languages)
Chai is Indian word (also many similars in many other languages).
Again. Masala chai = masala tea because tea = chai. These are the same word in different languages, nothing more than that.
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Chai: noun. 1. a drink of tea made with cardamom and various other spices, milk, and a sweetener. Origin of chai2 Expand. Turkish