high tea
UK/ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/
high tea noun: a late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea.
Noun
high tea (countable and uncountable, plural high teas)
- A late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea.
- It was brawn and shape for high tea.1978, Jane Gardam, God on the Rocks, Abacus, published 2014, page 111
- Formal afternoon tea.
high tea meaning in Tamil and Bengali
high tea in Tamil
- ஓர் உணவருந்தும் நேரப் பகுப்பு
high tea in Bengali
- আনুষ্ঠানিক বিকেলের চা
Forms of high tea
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Questions about high tea
- What does high tea mean?
- High tea means a late afternoon or early evening meal, typically consisting of a cooked dish with bread and butter and tea.
- What is high tea in Tamil?
- High tea in Tamil is ஓர் உணவருந்தும் நேரப் பகுப்பு. See High tea meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is high tea?
- High tea is a noun.
- How do you pronounce high tea?
- High tea is pronounced /ˌhʌɪ ˈtiː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of high tea?
- The plural of high tea is high teas.
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