char
verb
[ tʃɑː ]
• partially burn so as to blacken the surface.
• "a region charred by bush fires"
Similar:
scorch,
burn,
singe,
sear,
blacken,
discolour,
toast,
carbonize,
calcine,
torrefy,
char
noun
• material that has been charred.
• "she trimmed the char from the wicks of the oil lamps"
Origin:
late 17th century: apparently a back-formation from charcoal.
char
noun
• a charwoman.
char
verb
• work as a charwoman.
• "she'd had to char and work in a grocery store to put herself through university"
char
noun
• tea.
Origin:
late 16th century (as cha ; rare before the early 20th century): from Chinese (Mandarin dialect) chá .
char
noun
• a freshwater or marine fish like the trout, of northern countries. It is valued as a food and game fish.
Origin:
mid 17th century: perhaps of Celtic origin.
