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chawan

chawan noun: an East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.

chawan: an East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed
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Noun

chawan (plural chawans or chawan)

  1. An East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.
    • Mr Miyagawa also pointed out that different seasons demanded different chawans, with wide, flatter shapes being used in summer time, and smaller, deeper ones that don't lose heat so quickly are used in winter times.2019, Michelle and Rob Comins, Tales of the Tea Trade, Pavilion, →ISBN

Forms of chawan

pluralchawans
pluralchawan

Origin of chawan

From Mandarin 茶碗 (cháwǎn) or Japanese 茶碗 (chawan, literally “tea bowl”).

Questions about chawan

What does chawan mean?
Chawan means an East Asian tea bowl, in which tea may be prepared and then consumed.
What part of speech is chawan?
Chawan is a noun.
What is the plural of chawan?
The plural of chawan is chawans.

Words near chawan in the dictionary

  1. Chavín
  2. Chavíns
  3. chaw
  4. chaw up
  5. Chawadi
  6. chawan
  7. chawanmushi
  8. chawans
  9. chawarma
  10. chawarmas
  11. Chawasha

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