teahouse

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Etymology

From tea + house.

Noun

teahouse (plural teahouses)

1. A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
2. (euphemism) a public lavatory, particularly (dated US gay slang) as a meeting place for gay men.

   Synonyms: tearoom

Synonyms

• (cafe) tearoom, tea room, teashop, tea shop; see also Thesaurus:pub

Translations

• French: salon de thé, maison de thé
• German: Teehaus, Teestube
• Italian: sala da tè, casa da tè
• Portuguese: casa de chá, casa de chás
• Russian: ча́йная
• Spanish: casa de té, salón de té

Translations

• Spanish: (Argentina) tetera

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