v.tr. & intr. (charred, charring)
1 make or become black by burning; scorch.
2 burn or be burnt to charcoal.
Etymology: app. back-form. f. CHARCOAL
2.
n. & v. Brit. colloq.
—n. = CHARWOMAN.
—v.intr. (charred, charring) work as a charwoman.
Etymology: earlier chare f. OE cerr a turn, cierran to turn
3.
n. (also cha) Brit. sl. tea.
Etymology: Chin. cha
4.
n. (also charr) (pl. same) any small troutlike fish of the genus Salvelinus.
Etymology: 17th c.: orig. unkn.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.