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teahouse

/ˈtiˌhaʊs/

teahouse noun: a cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

teahouse: a cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food
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Noun

teahouse (plural teahouses)

  1. A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
  2. (euphemistic) A public lavatory.
    Synonyms:
    tearoom
    1. (US, dated, euphemistic, slang) A meeting place for gay men.

teahouse meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Punjabi

teahouse in Hindi

a cafe that sells tea
चायघर cāyghar, चायख़ाना cāyxānā, चाय की दुकान cāy kī dukān

teahouse in Urdu

a cafe that sells tea
چائے خانَہ cāe xāna

teahouse in Bengali

a cafe that sells tea
চাঘর caghor, চা ঘর ca ghor

teahouse in Punjabi

a cafe that sells tea
ਚਾਹਖ਼ਾਨਾ cāhxānā
More languagesFewer languages
teahouse in Pashto
چايخانه čâyxāna
teahouse in Arabic
مَقْهًى maqhan, دَار شَاي dār šāy, صَالَة شَاي ṣālat šāy
teahouse in Malay
kedai teh
teahouse in Indonesian
kedai teh, rumah teh
teahouse in Thai
โรงน้ำชา roong-náam-chaa
teahouse in Vietnamese
phòng trà, quán trà
teahouse in Myanmar
လက်ဖက်ရည်ဆိုင် lakhpak-ranyhcuing

Synonyms of teahouse

Forms of teahouse

pluralteahouses
alternative formtea house
alternative formtea-house

Origin of teahouse

From tea + house.

Questions about teahouse

What does teahouse mean?
Teahouse means a cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
What is teahouse in Hindi?
Teahouse in Hindi is चायघर (cāyghar), चायख़ाना (cāyxānā), चाय की दुकान (cāy kī dukān). See Teahouse meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is teahouse?
Teahouse is a noun.
How do you pronounce teahouse?
Teahouse is pronounced /ˈtiˌhaʊs/.
What is the plural of teahouse?
The plural of teahouse is teahouses.

Words near teahouse in the dictionary

  1. Teagues
  2. teahadist
  3. teahadists
  4. teahead
  5. teaheads
  6. teahouse
  7. teahouses
  8. teaing
  9. teaish
  10. Teaism
  11. teak

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