tea leaf

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tea leaf

noun tea leaves · tea-leaf · tealeaf

  1. in plural A dried fragment of a leaf of the tea plant used in making the drink tea.
  2. Cockney, slang A thief.

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noun leaf of the tea plant

Españolhoja de té
한국어찻잎 chadip, 차잎 chaip, 다엽 dayeop
日本語茶葉, お茶っ葉 o-chappa
中文茶葉 /茶叶 cháyè
हिन्दीचायपत्ती cāypattī
Portuguêsfolha de chá
Françaisfeuille de thé
DeutschTeeblatt, Teeblätter
Italianofoglia di tè
Русскийча́йный лист čájnyj list, ча́йные ли́стья čájnyje lístʹja
العربيةوَرَقَةْ اَلشَّاي waraqat aš-šāy, أَوْرَاق اَلشَّاي ʔawrāq aš-šāy
עבריתעלה תה a'leh téh

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@misc{tea_leaf_2026,
  title = {tea leaf},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20leaf},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}