char

Pronunciation: /t͡ʃɑɹ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a charred substance
  2. noun a human female employed to do housework
  3. noun any of several small trout-like fish of the genus Salvelinus

Etymology

Back-formation from charcoal.

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
carbon
Narrower (hyponyms)
snuff, bone black

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