Pronunciation : Cha (ch?), n. [Chin. ch"a.] [Also chaa, chais, tsia
Part of Speech : etc.]
Definition : Defn: Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia.
A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed. Tr. J. Van Linschoten's Voyages (1598).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913