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teahouse

American  
[tee-hous] / ˈtiˌhaʊs /

noun

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


teahouse British  
/ ˈtiːˌhaʊs /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of teahouse

First recorded in 1680–90; tea + house

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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

Located above Thai Angel, known for its DJ sets and late-night noodles, newly minted teahouse Jai offers a quieter, more intimate space to spend weekend nights.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2025

That’s why, in 2004, Yagi opened her Japanese teahouse, Cha-An, in Manhattan’s East Village.

From Seattle Times Jan. 22, 2024

This is where my teahouse is; this is where my children were born.

From New York Times May 1, 2023

The boat looked like a floating teahouse, with an open-air pavilion larger than the one in our IHt.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Cafes and teahouses in Beijing and Chengdu now double as pseudo-temples, selling fortune charms, herbal infusions, and “Stay-Up-Late Water” tonics meant to balance urban overstimulation.

From Barron's Nov. 1, 2025

In 2019, they separately went on trips to Asia to visit their families and discovered how modernized traditional teahouses had become.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2025

In the wake of the pandemic, several teahouses, tea cafes and afternoon tea rooms were forced to shut down.

From Salon Jan. 6, 2024

She and her sisters and friends had a tradition of going to teahouses together for a few years.

From Seattle Times Apr. 21, 2022

They passed an elementary school and drove along a street lined with shops, teahouses, restaurants, and a small theater.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

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