tea shop

noun

chiefly British
: a small restaurant or café : tearoom

Examples of tea shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One recent morning, Roop Rekha Verma, an 80-year-old peace activist and former university leader, walked through a north Indian neighborhood prone to sectarian strife and parked herself near a tea shop. Sameer Yasir, New York Times, 28 May 2024 Some boba tea shops give you the option to add jellies and specialty tapioca pearls. Samantha Lauriello, Health, 8 Apr. 2024 Bon Bon Shop joins the growing list of boba tea shops in the Milwaukee area. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024 Food options abound at the Source OC, including Korean-style hot dogs, coffee and tea shops, bakeries, Korean barbecue and more. Sarah Mosqueda, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tea shop 

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Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea shop was in 1851

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“Tea shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20shop. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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