Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - char

1. 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.