teahouse

[ tee-hous ]

/ ˈtiˌhaʊs /

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noun, plural tea·hous·es

[tee-hou-ziz]. /ˈtiˌhaʊ zɪz/.

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

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Origin of teahouse

First recorded in 1680–90; tea + house

Words nearby teahouse

teacupful, tea dance, tea family, tea garden, tea gown, teahouse, teak, teakettle, teakwood, teal, tea lady

How to use teahouse in a sentence

I found that there were 23 registered geisha, no joro, 50 teahouse girls with dubious characters and 55 sellers of saké.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
Every half hour or hour he can reach an inn or teahouse where tea can be infused for him in a few minutes.
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
At a crowded teahouse, a few miles from the city, we waited for the stragglers, while many wayfarers gathered in to see me.
An Australian in China|George Ernest Morrison
My wife and Winsell's wife were tired; so we dropped them at the next teahouse we passed.
Those Times And These|Irvin S. Cobb

The teahouse had been closed for some hours then and our wives were sitting in the dark on the teahouse porch waiting for us.
Those Times And These|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for teahouse

teahouse

/ (ˈtiːˌhaʊs) /

noun

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

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