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chifir

chifir noun: a very strong black tea made by a special method popular in Russian prisons.

Noun

chifir (uncountable)

  1. A very strong black tea made by a special method popular in Russian prisons

Origin of chifir

Borrowed from Russian чифир (čifir) (or чифирь (čifirʹ))

Questions about chifir

What does chifir mean?
Chifir means a very strong black tea made by a special method popular in Russian prisons.
What part of speech is chifir?
Chifir is a noun.

Words near chifir in the dictionary

  1. chifforobe
  2. chifforobes
  3. chiffre
  4. chiffres
  5. chiffs
  6. chifir
  7. Chifley
  8. chiflik
  9. chifliks
  10. chifteteli
  11. chiftlik

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