cup of tea

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cup of tea

  • /ˈkʌp əv ˈtiː/
  • /ˌkʌp ə ˈtiː/ informal

noun cups of tea

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cup, tea. A cup or mug with tea in it. Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please?

    Similar: cuppa, brew

  2. idiomatic, singular, singular only An activity or domain in which someone is interested or skilled in; one's personal preference.

    Similar: dish, jam, affinity, bag, bent, love, cup of coffee, cup of joe, cup of tea, fancy, liking, partiality

  3. three

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Españoltaza de té / cha
中文杯茶 bēi chá
Portuguêsxícara de chá
Françaistasse de thé
DeutschTasse Tee
Italianotazza di tè
Ελληνικάφλιτζάνι τσάι flitzáni tsái
Românăceașcă de ceai
Tiếng Việttách trà
עבריתכּוֹס תֵּה kos tēh

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@misc{cup_of_tea_2026,
  title = {cup of tea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cup%20of%20tea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}