also: ちゃわ · さわ
noun
chat over tea; tea-time talk
Refers to casual conversation while drinking tea; a relaxed, everyday word.
友達と茶話を楽しんだ。
I enjoyed a chat over tea with a friend.
茶話に花が咲いた。
The tea-time conversation became lively.
Rare reading; ちゃばなし is the usual reading.
Compound of 茶 (tea) and 話 (talk, story). The reading ちゃばなし is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi ちゃ and the kun'yomi ばなし (from はなし).