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Published: 2023-12-22
Updated:   2024-01-14

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Here’s an overview: overview of how tea pronounced in different countries

It is said to prove a point about the globalization of tea: words for tea that sound like chai reflect a historical spread via overland routes, the argument goes, while words like tea are a legacy of maritime trade.

So as the image writes: Cha if by the land and Tea if by the sea, which all come from China.