char1
/
tʃɑː/
v.
(chars, charring, charred)
partially burn so as to blacken the surface.
n.
charred material.
Etymology
C17: appar. a back-form. from charcoal.
char2
/
tʃɑː/
n.
a charwoman.
v.
(chars, charring, charred)
work as a charwoman.
char3
/
tʃɑː/
Etymology
C16 (as cha): from Chin. (Mandarin dial.) chá.