🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

tienda de té

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tienda de té

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tea-shop/ˈtiː ʃɒp/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La tienda de té tiene una gran variedad de infusiones."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A shop where tea is sold and often consumed.

    "She enjoyed visiting the local tea-shop for her afternoon break."
  2. 2

    A place that specializes in serving various types of tea and related refreshments.

    "The tea-shop offered a wide selection of herbal teas and pastries."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'tea-shop' combines 'tea', derived from the Chinese 'tê' (茶), introduced to English in the 17th century, and 'shop', from Old English 'sceoppa', meaning a place for trade. The concept evolved as tea became popular in England, leading to establishments dedicated to serving tea.

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