tea
tea - English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
tea (countable and uncountable, plural teas)
- (uncountable) The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.
- Darjeeling tea is grown in India.
- (uncountable) The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant; (countable) a variety of such leaves.
- Go to the supermarket and buy some Darjeeling tea.
- Not for all the tea in China.
- (uncountable) The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water.
- Would you like some tea?
- (uncountable) Any similar drink made by infusing parts of various other plants.
- camomile tea; mint tea
- (uncountable, in combination) Meat stock served as a hot drink.
- beef tea
- (countable, Commonwealth, northern US) A cup or (East Asia, Southern US) glass of any of these drinks, often with milk, sugar, lemon, and/or tapioca pearls.
- (uncountable, UK) A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.
- (uncountable, Commonwealth) Synonym of supper, the main evening meal, whether or not it includes tea.
- The family were sitting round the table, eating their tea.
- (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions.
- Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day.
- (slang, dated) Synonym of marijuana.
- (slang, especially gay slang and African-American Vernacular) Information, especially gossip.
- Spill the tea on that drama, hon.
Usage notes
In most places tea is assumed to mean hot tea, while in the southern United States, it is assumed to mean iced tea.
Synonyms
- (plant): tea plant, tea tree, tea bush
- (leaves): tea leaves
- (beverage): see tea
- (beverages similar to tea): herb tea, herbal tea, infusion, tisane
- (a light meal): see afternoon tea & meal
Hyponyms
- (beverage): see tea
Derived terms
- afternoon tea
- all the tea in China
- bed tea
- black tea
- boba tea
- bubble tea
- builder's tea
- camomile tea
- cream tea
- cup of tea
- Devonshire tea
- fruit tea
- green tea
- gumboot tea
- herbal tea
- herb tea
- high tea
- iced tea
- Labrador tea
- Long Island iced tea
- milk tea
- mint tea
- morning tea
- pearl tea
- Oswego tea
- red tea
- rooibos tea
- spill the tea
- sugar honey ice tea
- sun tea
- sweet tea
- tea and toaster
- teabag
- teaberry
- teaboy
- tea break
- tea caddy
- teacake
- tea cart
- tea ceremony
- tea cloth
- tea cosy
- teacup
- teaghrelin
- teahouse, tea house
- teakettle
- tea leaf
- tea leaves
- tea pad
- tea party
- tea plant
- teapot
- tea room
- tea service
- teaspoon
- tea strainer
- teatime
- tea towel
- tea tray
- tea trolley
- tea urn
- tea wagon
- teaware
- white tea
- yellow tea
Descendants
- Gullah: tea
- Jamaican Creole: tea
- → Abenaki: ti
- → Chickasaw: tii'
- → Cocopa: ṭi·
- → Cornish: té
- → Cree:
- Canadian syllabics script: ᑎᕀ (tiy)
- Latin script: tiy
- → Inuktitut: ᑏ (tii)
- → Irish: tae
- → Maori: tī
- → Malecite-Passamaquoddy: ti
- → Mikasuki: ti'g'tlo'q, ji'gitlo'q (“kettle”) (from "tea kettle")
- → Panamint: tii
- → Telugu: టీ (ṭī)
- → Unami: ti
- → Welsh: te
Translations
Verb
tea (third-person singular simple present teas, present participle teaing, simple past and past participle teaed or tea'd or tead)
- To drink tea.
- To take afternoon tea (the light meal).
- To give tea.
Noun
tea (plural teas)
- A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction.
Usage notes
This term is found in English translations of Chinese-language historical fiction, where it is used to give the work an ancient Chinese feel.
Anagrams
tea - Basque
Noun
tea
- absolutive singular of te
tea - Ese
Noun
tea
tea - Estonian
Verb
tea
tea - Galician
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtea̝/
Noun
tea f (plural teas)
- (uncountable) cloth
- (countable) a piece of cloth
- spiderweb
- Synonym: arañeira
- canvas
- Synonym: lenzo
- film (skin)
- Synonym: película
Derived terms
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtea̝/
Noun
tea f (plural teas)
tea - Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈtɛɒ], [ˈtɛjɒ]
- Hyphenation: tea
Noun
tea (plural teák)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | tea | teák |
| accusative | teát | teákat |
| dative | teának | teáknak |
| instrumental | teával | teákkal |
| causal-final | teáért | teákért |
| translative | teává | teákká |
| terminative | teáig | teákig |
| essive-formal | teaként | teákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | teában | teákban |
| superessive | teán | teákon |
| adessive | teánál | teáknál |
| illative | teába | teákba |
| sublative | teára | teákra |
| allative | teához | teákhoz |
| elative | teából | teákból |
| delative | teáról | teákról |
| ablative | teától | teáktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular | teáé | teáké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural | teáéi | teákéi |
| Possessive forms of tea | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | teám | teáim |
| 2nd person sing. | teád | teáid |
| 3rd person sing. | teája | teái |
| 1st person plural | teánk | teáink |
| 2nd person plural | teátok | teáitok |
| 3rd person plural | teájuk | teáik |
Derived terms
Compound words
- csalántea
- csipkebogyótea
- gyümölcstea
- hársfatea
- kamillatea
- teacserje
- teadélután
- teafilter
- teafőző
- teaház
- teakeverék
- teakonyha
- tealevél
- teamécses
- tearózsa
- teasütemény
- teaszűrő
- teaültetvény
- teavaj
- zsurlótea
Expressions
- fekete tea
- zöld tea
Anagrams
tea - Maori
Adjective
tea
Derived terms
| mā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
| whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
| kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
| kikorangi | kahurangi | |
| tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |
tea - Rapa Nui
Noun
tea
Derived terms
tea - Sedang
Noun
tea
tea - Spanish
Alternative forms
- teda (rare)
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈtea/ [ˈt̪e.a]
- Syllabification: te‧a
Noun
tea f (plural teas)
- torch (a stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source)
- Synonym: antorcha
- (colloquial) intoxication, drunkenness
- Synonyms: see borrachera