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Meaning of "tea" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TEA

From Chinese (Amoy) t'e, from Ancient Chinese d`a.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TEA

tea  [tiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tea

Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour that many people enjoy. Tea originated in China as a medicinal drink. It was first introduced to Portuguese priests and merchants in China during the 16th century. Drinking tea became popular in Britain during the 17th century. The British introduced it to India, in order to compete with the Chinese monopoly on the product. Tea has long been promoted for having a variety of positive health benefits. Recent studies suggest that green tea may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and some forms of cancer, promote oral health, reduce blood pressure, help with weight control, improve antibacterial and antivirasic activity, provide protection from solar ultraviolet light, and increase bone mineral density. Green tea is also said to have "anti-fibrotic properties, and neuroprotective power.

Definition of tea in the English dictionary

The first definition of tea in the dictionary is an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of tropical and subtropical Asia, having toothed leathery leaves and white fragrant flowers: family Theaceae. Other definition of tea is the dried shredded leaves of this shrub, used to make a beverage by infusion in boiling water. Tea is also such a beverage, served hot or iced.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEA

te-hee
tea and sympathy
tea bag
tea ball
tea biscuit
tea boy
tea break
tea caddy
tea chest
tea cloth
tea cosy
tea dance
tea egg
tea garden
tea gown
tea infuser
tea lady
tea leaf
tea leaves
tea light

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEA

area
azalea
Chelsea
correa
diarrhoea
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
flea
guinea
idea
Korea
lea
New Guinea
North Korea
Papua New Guinea
sea
South Korea
Swansea
the sea
yea

Synonyms and antonyms of tea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEA

Find out the translation of tea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of 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 «tea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

570 millions of speakers

English

tea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شَاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

chá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

お茶
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chè
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çay
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbata
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσάι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

te
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

te
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA»

The term «tea» is very widely used and occupies the 2.448 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of tea
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «tea».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «TEA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tea.
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Saffron Aldridge
I've never drunk coffee. I'm convinced it has something to do with why my skin is good. I have either mint, green or black tea.
2
Ronald Biggs
It has been rumoured that I was the brains of the robbery, but that was totally incorrect. I've been described as the tea boy, which is also incorrect.
3
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
The centuries last passed have also given the taste important extension; the discovery of sugar, and its different preparations, of alcoholic liquors, of wine, ices, vanilla, tea and coffee, have given us flavors hitherto unknown.
4
Bill Bryson
England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet.
5
Zola Budd
I can drink tea until the cows come home and I love the atmosphere in tea-shops.
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Howard Warren Buffett
I've spent so much time with my dad traveling and seeing the ground-level change that we've been able to make through philanthropy and trip over trip, time over time, country over country, home after home we've been invited into, given tea, given food that people didn't have to give us, I mean all of these things.
7
Ryan Cabrera
Baseball is a red-blooded sport for red-blooded men. It's no pink tea, and mollycoddles had better stay out.
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Phoebe Cates
A tea set is good for a newborn girl. It is a gift that instantly makes the room a girl's room.
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Diane Cilento
I was often very, incredibly naughty, and if I didn't come home at tea time I used to be sent to bed without any dinner. But people used to bring me things: I was better fed in bed.
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Ricki-Lee Coulter
I'm not the girl that sits at home on a Saturday night plaiting her girlfriend's hair, drinking tea and watching romantic comedies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEA»

Discover the use of tea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Tea
It represents the true spirit of Eastern democracy by making all its votaries aristocrats in taste. (from "The Book of Tea")
Kakuzo Okakura, 2008
2
Tea: The Drink that Changed the World
From the tea houses of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), to fourteenth century tea ceremonies in Korea's Buddhist temples' to the tea plantations in Sri Lanka today, this book explores and illuminates tea and its intricate, compelling history ...
Laura Martin, 2011
3
Culinary Tea: More Than 150 Recipes Steeped in Tradition ...
The book will include classics, such as the centuries-old Chinese Tea-Smoked Duck and Thousand-Year Old Eggs, as well as recipes the authors have developed and collected, such as Smoked Tea-Brined Capon and Assam Shortbread."
Cynthia Gold, Lise Stern, 2010
4
Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
Ultimately, Sweet Tea validates the lives of these black gay men and reinforces the role of storytelling in both African American and southern cultures.
E. Patrick Johnson, 2008
5
Tea: Bioactivity and Therapeutic Potential
The goal of this book is to cover all relevant aspects including botanical identification, processing and major categories of tea, physiological and pharmacological effects, and experimental therapeutic effects.
Yong-Su Zhen, 2003
6
Tea and Tea Products: Chemistry and Health-Promoting Properties
This expanding market requires a resource that provides the evidence. The editors of this volume have more than 100 research publications in tea, and experience in editing more than 50 books between them.
Chi-Tang Ho, Jen-Kun Lin, Fereidoon Shahidi, 2008
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Tea
Anyone who doubts that Mr. Shinn is among the most provocative and probing of American playwrights today need only experience the creepy, sophisticated welding of form and content that is DYING CITY.
Velina Hasu Houston, 2007
8
Coffee, Tea, Chocolate, and the Brain
With caffeine as the common component in these beverages and food, this volume features important data on the effects of caffeine on sleep, memory, cognition, mood, performance, and more.
Astrid Nehlig, 2004
9
Coffee, Tea or Me?
Remember when flying was glamorous and sexy, even fun?
Donald Bain, Baker Trudy, Jones Rachel, 2003
10
Tea with Milk
Outraged at the thought, May sets out to find her own way in the big city of Osaka. Allen Say has created a moving tribute to his parents and their path to discovering where home really is.
Allen Say, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
First Lady Michelle Obama Meets With Prince Harry Over Tea
First lady Michelle Obama received the royal treatment in London on Tuesday when she met with Prince Harry over tea at Kensington Palace on the first leg of ... «ABC News, Jun 15»
2
Utah woman who drank poisoned tea still critical
A woman remained in critical condition Thursday after drinking sweet tea that contained a toxic industrial cleaning chemical — which was apparently mistaken ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Aug 14»
3
Senator Pat Roberts Beats Tea Party Challenger in Kansas
WASHINGTON — Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas held off the Tea Party insurgent Milton Wolf on Tuesday to defeat what may have been hard-line conservatives' ... «New York Times, Aug 14»
4
Will the Tea Party Actually Ditch the GOP?
There's talk, all of a sudden (and not-so all of a sudden) about whether or not the Tea Party can or will break with the Republicans and set up its own, third party. «The Nation., Jun 14»
5
Eugene Robinson: Overdosing on tea
The Republican Party's reliance on tea party support is like an addict's dependence on a dangerous drug: It may feel good at first, but eventually it eats you alive. «Washington Post, Jun 14»
6
Mississippi Primary Could Be Last Stand for Tea Party
Tuesday could be the last, best chance for Tea Party Republicans to notch a victory against the GOP establishment, and it's looking like a dead heat. «NBCNews.com, Jun 14»
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Tea Party topples Texas lt. gov.
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) has lost his GOP primary, ending more than a decade in office. The Associated Press has called the race for Texas state Sen. «The Hill, May 14»
8
How Mitch McConnell crushed the tea party
Three days later he would tell The New York Times that he and other Republican establishment incumbents would "crush" their tea party challengers and the ... «CNN, May 14»
9
The Tea Party is dead. Long live the Tea Party!
As the 2014 primary season proceeds, every Tuesday supposedly brings a radical new change in the fate of the Tea Party. Last week, when Thom Tillis won the ... «Washington Post, May 14»
10
Tea Party Impact Still Looms Large
Tea party-aligned candidates may lack traction in GOP primaries, as Tuesday's results from North Carolina and Ohio suggest, but the movement is showing its ... «Wall Street Journal, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Tea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tea>. Apr 2024 ».
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