OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 7115

tea

/tiː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cha • té
Any drink which is similar to Camellia sinensis tea in some way:
Curcuma tea relieves colds[…]
camomile tea; mint tea
lonche • merienda • onces
A light midafternoon meal, typically but not necessarily including tea.
But the gorge of the Rush was not at all a nice place for travelling either. I mean, it was not a nice place for people in a hurry. For an afternoon's ramble ending in a picnic tea…
I won't make it to the breakfast event, but I'll see you at the tea.
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