teapot

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teapot^¹

/ˈtiː.pɒt/ UK, contemporary
/ˈtiː.pɔːt/ UK
/ˈti.pɔt/ US
/ˈti.pɑt/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈti.pɒt/ Canada, standard
/ˈti.pɑt/ Canada, dialectal
/ˈtiː.pɔt/ Australia
/ˈtiː.pɒt/ New Zealand
/ˈti.pɔt/ Scotland

Sounds like TPOT · Rhymes with -iːpɒt

Where it comes from

Endocentric compound of tea + pot.

noun teapots · tea-pot · tea pot

A vessel for brewing and serving tea, typically with a handle and spout. She poured the tea from a small porcelain teapot.

Teapot^²

proper noun the Teapot

informal An asterism within the constellation Sagittarius forming a recognizable teapot shape with spout, handle, and lid. Only in modern America has Sagittarius been ignominiously turned into a teapot - although to most Americans, a teapot is as exotic as a centaur.

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noun vessel for tea

Español	tetera
한국어	찻주전자 chatjujeonja, 티포트 tipoteu, 티파트 tipateu, 티팟 tipat, 차주전자 chajujeonja, 다관 dagwan
日本語	ティーポット tīpotto, 急須 kyūsu
中文	茶壺 /茶壶 cháhú
हिन्दी	चायदानी cāydānī, चायदान cāydān
Português	bule, chaleira
Français	théière
Deutsch	Teekanne
Italiano	teiera
Ελληνικά	τσαγιέρα tsagiéra
Română	ceainic
Русский	зава́рочный ча́йник zaváročnyj čájnik, заварно́й ча́йник zavarnój čájnik, ча́йник čájnik, зава́рник zavárnik
Tiếng Việt	ấm trà, ấm pha trà
العربية	إِبْرِيق شَاي ʔibrīq šāy, إِبْرِيق الشَّاي ʔibrīq aš-šāy
עברית	תֵּיוֹן teyón

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@misc{teapot_2026,
  title = {teapot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/teapot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}