teahouse

American  

[tee-hous] / ˈtiˌhaʊs /

noun

teahouses plural

1. a restaurant or other establishment, especially in East Asia, where tea and refreshments are served.

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teahouse British  

/ ˈtiːˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a restaurant, esp in Japan or China, where tea and light refreshments are served

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• teahouses
  plural

Etymology

Origin of teahouse

First recorded in 1680–90; tea + house

Example Sentences

Tigist, 18, from West Gojjam, also in the Amhara region, worked in her family's small, traditional teahouse before she was attacked.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

The invite-only, membership-based Japanese teahouse opened in Los Feliz in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

You don’t have to go to a Japanese teahouse in Manhattan to experience the wonders of black sesame, although it couldn’t hurt.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

In the 1950s, Japanese officials paid handsomely to export a teahouse for display in the courtyard of the Museum of Modern Art.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

I could have pushed out of my seat and left the teahouse.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros