teahouse

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teahouse

/ˈtiˌhaʊs/

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From tea + house.

noun teahouses · tea house · tea-house

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.
Similar: tearoom, tea room, teashop, tea shop
euphemistic A public lavatory.
Similar: tearoom
US, dated, euphemistic, slang A meeting place for gay men.
Similar: tearoom

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noun a cafe that sells tea

Español	casa de té, salón de té, tetería
한국어	찻집 chatjip, 다방 dabang
日本語	喫茶店 kissaten, 茶店, 茶室 chashitsu, 茶屋 chaya, 茶房 sabo, ティーハウス tīhausu
中文	茶館 /茶馆 cháguǎn, 茶樓 /茶楼 chálóu
हिन्दी	चायघर cāyghar, चायख़ाना cāyxānā, चाय की दुकान cāy kī dukān
Português	casa de chá, casa de chás
Français	salon de thé, maison de thé
Deutsch	Teehaus, Teestube
Italiano	sala da tè, casa da tè
Ελληνικά	τσαγερία tsagería
Română	ceainărie, ceainărie-cofetărie
Русский	ча́йная čájnaja
Tiếng Việt	phòng trà, quán trà
العربية	مَقْهًى maqhan, دَار شَاي dār šāy, صَالَة شَاي ṣālat šāy
עברית	בֵּית תֵּה báyit te

noun a public lavatory particularly as a meeting place for gay men

Español	tetera

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@misc{teahouse_2026,
  title = {teahouse},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teahouse},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}