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tea ceremony

tea ceremony noun: a detailed ritual in Japan for preparing, serving and drinking green tea, seen as an expression of Zen Buddhism; also any similar ritual performed in other Asian cultures.

Noun

tea ceremony (plural tea ceremonies)

  1. A detailed ritual in Japan for preparing, serving and drinking green tea, seen as an expression of Zen Buddhism; also any similar ritual performed in other Asian cultures.
    Synonyms:
    way of tea, chado, sado, chanoyu, darye

tea ceremony meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Malay and Indonesian

tea ceremony in Tamil

detailed ritual in Japan or Asia for preparing, serving and drinking tea
தேனீர் சடங்கு tēṉīr caṭaṅku

tea ceremony in Arabic

detailed ritual in Japan or Asia for preparing, serving and drinking tea
سَادُو sadō, طُقُوس اَلشَّاي ṭuqūs aš-šāy

tea ceremony in Malay

detailed ritual in Japan or Asia for preparing, serving and drinking tea
majlis teh

tea ceremony in Indonesian

detailed ritual in Japan or Asia for preparing, serving and drinking tea
upacara teh
More languagesFewer languages
tea ceremony in Persian
مراسم چای marâsem čây
tea ceremony in Thai
พิธีชงชา pí-tii chong chaa, ซะโด sá-doo, ชะโด chá-doo, ชาโนะยุ chaa-nó-yú
tea ceremony in Vietnamese
trà đạo, trà nghệ

Synonyms of tea ceremony

Forms of tea ceremony

pluraltea ceremonies

Questions about tea ceremony

What does tea ceremony mean?
Tea ceremony means a detailed ritual in Japan for preparing, serving and drinking green tea, seen as an expression of Zen Buddhism; also any similar ritual performed in other Asian cultures.
What is tea ceremony in Tamil?
Tea ceremony in Tamil is தேனீர் சடங்கு (tēṉīr caṭaṅku). See Tea ceremony meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tea ceremony?
Tea ceremony is a noun.
What is the plural of tea ceremony?
The plural of tea ceremony is tea ceremonies.

Words near tea ceremony in the dictionary

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  3. tea cart
  4. tea carts
  5. tea ceremonies
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  8. tea chest bass
  9. tea chest basses
  10. tea chest bassist
  11. tea chest bassists

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