char

Meaning

Verb

1. To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal.
2. To burn (something) severely, so as to blacken it.
3. To burn (something) slightly or superficially so as to affect colour.

Noun

A charred substance.

Noun

Any of the several species of fishes of the genus Salvelinus.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A time; a turn or occasion.
2. (obsolete) A turn of work; a labour or item of business.
3. An odd job, a chore or piece of housework.
4. A charlady, a woman employed to do housework; cleaning lady.

Noun

1. A character (text element such as a letter or symbol).
2. A character (being involved in the action of a story).

Noun

Alternative form of cha (“tea”)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɑː/

Etymology

Back-formation from charcoal.