A short note or message, especially an informal written communication or memo.
From Hindi 'chitthi' (letter) or 'chit' (note), borrowed into English around the 1700s through British contact with India. Particularly common in British English and Indian English.
This word shows how English borrows from colonized languages—'chit' came from Hindi during the Raj and stayed because it was so useful. You see it in compounds like 'chit-chat' (informal conversation) and military 'duty roster chits.'
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