[tʃɑː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- partially burn so as to blacken the surface
(e.g: a region charred by bush fires)


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Origin:
late 17th century: apparently a back-formation from charcoal

[tʃɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- material that has been charred
(e.g: she trimmed the char from the wicks of the oil lamps)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: apparently a back-formation from charcoal

[tʃɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a woman employed as a cleaner in a house or office


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: short for charwoman

[tʃɑː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- work as a cleaner in a house or office
(e.g: she'd had to char and work in a grocery store to put herself through university)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: short for charwoman

[tʃɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- tea
(e.g: I'm going to go and have a cup of char)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century (as cha; rare before the early 20th century): from Chinese (Mandarin) chá

[tʃɑː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a freshwater or marine fish like the trout, of northern countries. It is valued as a food and game fish


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century: perhaps of Celtic origin