In many Eurasian languages, '''''chai''''' or '''''cha''''' is the word for '''''[[tea]]'''''. This comes from the Persian چای '''''chay'''''. Despite this, in many Western languages this spiced tea is commonly referred to as simply '''''chai''''', which can lead to conflation. For this reason, the term '''''chai tea''''', although redundant (as all masala chai ''is'' tea), is sometimes used to indicate spiced milk tea as distinct from other types of tea. | In many Eurasian languages, '''''chai''''' or '''''cha''''' is the word for '''''[[tea]]'''''. This comes from the Persian چای '''''chay'''''. Despite this, in many Western languages this spiced tea is commonly referred to as simply '''''chai''''', which can lead to conflation. For this reason, the term '''''chai tea''''', although redundant (as all masala chai ''is'' tea), is sometimes used to indicate spiced milk tea as distinct from other types of tea. |