tea
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1) N-MASS Tea is a drink made by adding hot water to tea leaves or tea bags. Many people add milk to the drink and some add sugar.
Would you like some tea?...
Four or five men were drinking tea from flasks.
N-COUNT
A cup of tea can be referred to as a
tea.
Would anybody like a tea or coffee?
2)
N-MASS: usu
n N Drinks such as mint
tea or chamomile
tea are made by pouring hot water on the dried leaves of the particular plant or flower.
3) N-MASS The chopped dried leaves of the plant that tea is made from is referred to as tea.
America imports about 190 million pounds of tea a year...
Earl Grey, Darjeeling and Jasmine are best-selling traditional teas.
4) N-VAR Tea is a meal some people eat in the late afternoon. It consists of food such as sandwiches and cakes, with tea to drink. [BRIT]
I'm doing the sandwiches for tea...
I took her to tea at the Ritz.
5) N-VAR Some people refer to the main meal that they eat in the early part of the evening as tea. [BRIT]
At five o'clock he comes back for his tea.
6)
PHRASE: v-link PHR, usu with
brd-neg If you say that someone or something is
not your
cup of tea, you mean that they are not the kind of person or thing that you like.
Politics was not his cup of tea...
I know I'm not everyone's cup of tea.
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Tea — (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F. th[ e].] 1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tea — (tē) n. 1. a) An evergreen shrub or small tree (Camellia sinensis) native to Asia, having fragrant, nodding, cup shaped white flowers and glossy leaves. b) The young, dried leaves of this plant, prepared by various processes and used to make a… … Word Histories
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tea — [tē] n. [Amoy Chin t e (Mandarin ch a)] 1. a white flowered, evergreen plant (Camellia sinensis) of the tea family, grown in China, India, Japan, etc. 2. its dried and prepared leaves, used to make a beverage 3. the beverage made by soaking such… … English World dictionary
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Téa — is a female given name.Téa can refer to: *Téa Gardner, the alternative name for Yu Gi Oh! character Anzu Mazaki *Téa Leoni, an actress *Téa Henry, Thierry Henry s daughter … Wikipedia
tea — interj. (fam.) Cuvânt care exprimă uimire, surprindere, supărare, necaz. – et. nec. Trimis de LauraGellner, 25.06.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 tea/teaaa interj. Trimis de siveco, 10.03.2009. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ice tea (angl.) [pron. aĩstí] … Dicționar Român
tea — (n.) 1650s, earlier chaa (1590s, from Port. cha), from Malay teh and directly from Chinese (Amoy dialect) t e, in Mandarin ch a. First known in Paris 1635, the practice of drinking tea was first introduced to England 1644. The distribution of the … Etymology dictionary
