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teahouse

American  
[tee-haus] / 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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Among the upscale amenities that were mentioned in the description are a fitness studio, a teahouse, a pool house, as well as a guesthouse studio with its own living room, fireplace, and private gated entry.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

After a visit to a teahouse in San Francisco that closed in the afternoon, she couldn’t stop thinking how nice the experience would have been at night.

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

"You should be grateful to them, and to us for raising them, and to the other teahouse madams for caring for them," Du Barry says.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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

"Whether you're chosen to be here or are assigned to one of the teahouses, I can bring you home at any time," Du Barry says.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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