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Meaning of "morning tea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MORNING TEA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MORNING TEA

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Morning tea is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MORNING TEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

morning tea

Elevenses

In the United Kingdom and Ireland, elevenses is a snack that is similar to afternoon tea, but eaten in the morning. It is generally less savoury than brunch, and might consist of some cake or biscuits with a cup of coffee or tea. The name refers to the time of day that it is taken: around 11 am. In the Royal Australian Navy elevenses is commonly called mornos. In the United States, elevenses was a custom of a late-morning whiskey break. In Sweden elevenses is a tradition mostly associated with elderly people. The Swedish word is "elva-kaffe" meaning "eleven-coffee". It is often served with some kind of biscuits but the main focus is on the coffee. In West Friesland country people had a similar meal called "konkelstik". In many Spanish-speaking cultures, like Colombia and others, the term las onces is used to describe a similar meal. Among Chileans it has shifted to later in the afternoon, more closely reflecting the pattern of British "tea time".

Definition of morning tea in the English dictionary

The definition of morning tea in the dictionary is a mid-morning snack with a cup of tea Brit equivalent: elevenses.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MORNING TEA

morn
mornay
morning
morning coat
morning coffee
morning dress
morning paper
morning prayers
morning room
morning service
morning sickness
morning star
morning watch
morning-after pill
morning-glories
morning-glory
mornings
Moro
Moroccan
morocco

WORDS THAT END LIKE MORNING TEA

afternoon tea
bed tea
beef tea
bubble tea
camomile tea
Ceylon tea
China tea
cream tea
green tea
herb tea
herbal tea
high tea
Indian tea
jasmine tea
kitchen tea
leaf tea
lemon tea
mint tea
one´s cup of tea
rooibos tea

Synonyms and antonyms of morning tea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «morning tea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MORNING TEA

Find out the translation of morning tea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of morning tea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «morning tea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

早茶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

té de la mañana
570 millions of speakers

English

morning tea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुबह की चाय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شاي الصباح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

утренний чай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chá da manhã
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সকালের চা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thé du matin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teh pagi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Morgen-Tee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モーニングティー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아침 차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Es teh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trà buổi sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காலை தேநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सकाळी चहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sabah çayı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tè del mattino
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rano herbata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ранковий чай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceaiul de dimineață
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσάι το πρωί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oggendtee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

morgonen te
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

morgen te
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of morning tea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MORNING TEA»

The term «morning tea» is regularly used and occupies the 73.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MORNING TEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about morning tea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MORNING TEA»

Discover the use of morning tea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to morning tea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Healthy Children: A Guide for Child Care
He rushes in every day, greeting the staff and other children, and is busy with a variety of activities until morning tea time. He helps pack up the tables that are needed for morning tea and wipes them over before going to wash his hands.
Coralie Mathews, 2004
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Major Cotterell at Arnhem: A War Crime and a Mystery
A War Crime and a Mystery Jennie Gray. 18 Anthony Cotterell,What!No Morning Tea? p.15. 19 Arthur Christiansen, Headlines all my Life (Heinemann, London, 1961), p.172. 20 Ibid, p.189. 21 Anthony Cotterell,What!No Morning Tea? p.14.
Jennie Gray, 2012
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Chinese Tea
A few scoops of the mixture infused in boiling water will make a cup of mashed tea, which will leave a long aftertaste and a lingering aroma. Guangdong people are famous for their passion for 'morning tea'. Despite its name, morning tea is not  ...
Tong Liu, 2012
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I Am Food
... digestives and tonics I Breakfast Smoothie l Morning tea Engliin breakfast. chai . green or herbal tea | Lunch Leŕto'v'er soup in thermos |irrith cheese. fruit and nuts i afternoon tea Herbal tea a ndt'or finger toed plate or none | Dinner Pan- flied ...
Anthia Koullouros, 2014
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Child Survival, Health and Social Work Intervention
86 per cent had only morning tea while 15.65 per cent had nothing at all. Lunch and dinner were taken universally. During the recall of 48 hours food intake a general pattern emerged in which lunch consisted of 'roti ' with curried vegetable  ...
Sandhya Joshi, 1996
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Cedar Songs
Morning tea was another example. New Zealand meals go: Tea, Breakfast, Morning Tea, Dinner, Afternoon Tea, then just plain Tea (third main meal of the day), then supper (a before-bed snack). The first tea comes before you even get out of ...
Keewaydinoquay Peschel, 2013
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Chicken Soup for the Tea Lover's Soul: Stories Steeped in ...
Hovering somewhere around eighty years old, she explained a longstanding obligation to organize the annual Morning Tea for her women's Sunday school class, some thirty to forty members. “We're looking for some place new this year,” she ...
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patricia Lorenz, 2013
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One Cup of Tea
From now onwards, when you have your morning tea, just start tasting it instead of drinking it. Okay?” “Okay.” “Let me teach you a simple meditation called Tea Meditation. Just take two minutes a day every morning. Go to the garden, balcony  ...
Karthik Mudaliar
9
Fisherwomen on the Kerala Coast: Demographic and ...
I always had some surplus cash, so I decided to start a small tea shop for serving morning tea, coffee and snacks to women and children. Since quite a few women from our village go to the neighbouring villages for peeling work, they tend to ...
Leela Gulati, 1984
10
Death of a Red Heroine
“These are my favorites here, but choose for yourself.” “We're havingtoo much, I'm afraid,” he said. “It's just morning tea.” “According to my research, morning tea originated in Guangzhou, where people used to have acup ofgood teathe first ...
Qiu Xiaolong, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MORNING TEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term morning tea is used in the context of the following news items.
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George Brandis doing the rounds in Gladstone
He will have morning tea and a tour of exhibits at Gladstone Regional Art Gallery from 9.45am. Mr Brandis will then have a round table ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
2
Kick stage fright to the kerb
"So I dashed into the ladies toilet during the morning tea break, as did the audience. Moving around the stage, passionately making a point, ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
3
Lucky Starr set to entertain at The Events Centre
A complimentary morning tea is included in the ticket price and will be served from 10am. Tickets: Full Price: $17, group 10+ $15. Bookings: ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
4
Behind the 4WD wheel on a Girls Got Grit driving adventure on …
... up to their partners,” Dave tells us over morning tea, served from his dual cab on a shelf replete with organic coffee and gluten-free friands. «Perth Now, Jul 15»
5
Dinosaurs in Queensland: Outback dig of amateurs unearthing 95 …
With morning tea over, it's out to the wide open, windswept field and into the pit with a dustpan brush, a screwdriver and a piece of foam for a ... «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
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Former truck driver starts his second retirement aged 89
The company hosted a morning tea and unveiled a sign dedicating a meeting room to the "Mainfreight Legend". Sometimes, he's referred to ... «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
7
The frontline HSE staff are a credit to this country
If they are really serious about this, then let them buy themselves a couple of water butts and use this "pure water" for their morning tea, their ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
Missing people to be remembered
The memorial will be followed by morning tea in the Tuckey rooms. For more details call 0417 998 706. Submit a comment. Read Your Local ... «Community Newspaper Group, Jul 15»
9
Historic hall set to raise the roof with concert
The $9 admission fee includes morning tea and free reign over lucky door, craft table and a raffle. The concert will start at 10 am. Tickets are ... «Gladstone Observer, Jul 15»
10
Connect 2015 is only a week away! Have you booked your ticket …
... breaking into sessions of choice at times and then coming together to network at morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and a final cocktail party. «My Sunshine Coast, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Morning tea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/morning-tea>. May 2024 ».
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