tearoom

[ tee-room, -room ]

noun

1. a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.

tearoom

/ ˈtiːˌruːm; -ˌrʊm /

noun

1. another name for teashop
2. a room in a school or university where hot drinks are served

Word History and Origins

Origin of tearoom¹

First recorded in 1770–80; tea + room

Example Sentences

Sometimes they are called "caves," occasionally "tearoom cabals."

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Books were stored in two Ministers' rooms, the ladies' tearoom, and two committee rooms.

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Soon Paul slipped down from the cushioned corner of a sofa, and went downstairs into the tearoom to be ready for Florence.

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As I entered the vaulted passageway I saw that it was built about a court, and caught a glimpse of a pleasant tearoom.

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But he had no five sisters to make a sappy tearoom manager out of him.

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Related Words

• bistro
• cafeteria
• coffee shop
• diner