teahouse

T1E1A1H4O1U1S1E1
/ˈtiˌhaʊs/

noun

A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

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tearoomtea roomteashoptea shoptea parlortea parlour
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Meanings

nounteahouse (plural teahouses)

plural teahouses · alternative tea house · alternative tea-house

  1. A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

    Synonyms: tearoom, tea room, teashop, tea shop

  2. euphemisticA public lavatory.

    Synonyms: tearoom

    1. USdatedeuphemisticslangLGBTA meeting place for gay men.

      Synonyms: tearoom

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually with light food.

nounA public lavatory.

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nounA meeting place for gay men.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna restaurant where tea and light meals are available

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teashoptearoomtea parlortea parlour
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Arabic مَقْهًى, دَار شَاي
  • مَقْهًى (maqhan)a cafe that sells tea
  • دَار شَاي (dār šāy)a cafe that sells tea
  • صَالَة شَاي (ṣālat šāy)a cafe that sells tea
Bengali চাঘর, চা ঘর
  • চাঘর (caghor)a cafe that sells tea
  • চা ঘর (ca ghor)a cafe that sells tea
Bulgarian ча́йна
  • ча́йна (čájna)a cafe that sells tea
Chinese Cantonese 茶居, 茶館 /茶馆
  • 茶居 (caa⁴ geoi¹)a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶館 /茶馆 (caa⁴ gun²)a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶樓 /茶楼a cafe that sells tea
Chinese Mandarin 茶館 /茶馆, 茶樓 /茶楼
  • 茶館 /茶馆 (cháguǎn)a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶樓 /茶楼 (chálóu)a cafe that sells tea
Czech čajovna
  • čajovnaa cafe that sells tea
Danish tehus
  • tehusa cafe that sells tea
Dutch theehuis, tearoom
  • theehuisa cafe that sells tea
  • tearooma cafe that sells tea
  • theesalona cafe that sells tea
Esperanto teejo
  • teejoa cafe that sells tea
Estonian teemaja
  • teemajaa cafe that sells tea
Finnish teehuone, teehuone
  • teehuonea cafe that sells tea
  • teehuonea public lavatory particularly as a meeting place for gay men
French salon de thé, maison de thé
  • salon de théa cafe that sells tea
  • maison de théa cafe that sells tea
German Teehaus, Teestube
  • Teehausa cafe that sells tea
  • Teestubea cafe that sells tea
Greek τσαγερία
  • τσαγερία (tsagería)a cafe that sells tea
Hebrew בֵּית תֵּה
  • בֵּית תֵּה (báyit te)a cafe that sells tea
Hindi चायघर, चायख़ाना
  • चायघर (cāyghar)a cafe that sells tea
  • चायख़ाना (cāyxānā)a cafe that sells tea
  • चाय की दुकान (cāy kī dukān)a cafe that sells tea
Hungarian teaház
  • teaháza cafe that sells tea
Icelandic tehús
  • tehúsa cafe that sells tea
Indonesian kedai teh, rumah teh
  • kedai teha cafe that sells tea
  • rumah teha cafe that sells tea
Irish teach tae
  • teach taea cafe that sells tea
Italian sala da tè, casa da tè
  • sala da tèa cafe that sells tea
  • casa da tèa cafe that sells tea
Japanese 喫茶店, 茶店
  • 喫茶店 (kissaten)a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶店a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶室 (chashitsu)a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶屋 (chaya)a cafe that sells tea
  • 茶房 (sabo)a cafe that sells tea
  • ティーハウス (tīhausu)a cafe that sells tea
Korean 찻집, 다방
  • 찻집 (chatjip)a cafe that sells tea
  • 다방 (dabang)a cafe that sells tea
Latvian tējnīca
  • tējnīcaa cafe that sells tea
Lithuanian arbatinė
  • arbatinėa cafe that sells tea
Malay kedai teh
  • kedai teha cafe that sells tea
Norwegian Bokmål tehus
  • tehusa cafe that sells tea
Polish herbaciarnia, herbaciarnia
  • herbaciarniaa cafe that sells tea
  • herbaciarniaa public lavatory particularly as a meeting place for gay men
Portuguese casa de chá, casa de chás
  • casa de cháa cafe that sells tea
  • casa de chása cafe that sells tea
Punjabi ਚਾਹਖ਼ਾਨਾ
  • ਚਾਹਖ਼ਾਨਾ (cāhxānā)a cafe that sells tea
Romanian ceainărie, ceainărie-cofetărie
  • ceainăriea cafe that sells tea
  • ceainărie-cofetăriea cafe that sells tea
Russian ча́йная, чайхана́
  • ча́йная (čájnaja)a cafe that sells tea
  • чайхана́ (čajxaná)a cafe that sells tea
Slovak čajovňa
  • čajovňaa cafe that sells tea
Spanish casa de té, salón de té
  • casa de téa cafe that sells tea
  • salón de téa cafe that sells tea
  • teteríaa cafe that sells tea
  • teteraa public lavatory particularly as a meeting place for gay men
Swedish tehus
  • tehusa cafe that sells tea
Thai โรงน้ำชา
  • โรงน้ำชา (roong-náam-chaa)a cafe that sells tea
Turkish çayhane, çayevi
  • çayhanea cafe that sells tea
  • çayevia cafe that sells tea
  • çay ocağıa cafe that sells tea
Ukrainian ча́йна, чайна́
  • ча́йна (čájna)a cafe that sells tea
  • чайна́ (čajná)a cafe that sells tea
  • чайхана́ (čajxaná)a cafe that sells tea
Urdu چائے خانَہ
  • چائے خانَہ (cāe xāna)a cafe that sells tea
Vietnamese phòng trà, quán trà
  • phòng tràa cafe that sells tea
  • quán tràa cafe that sells tea
Welsh tŷ te
  • tŷ tea cafe that sells tea
Yiddish טיי־הויז
  • טיי־הויז (tey-hoyz)a cafe that sells tea
Cite this entry
APA

teahouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teahouse

MLA

“teahouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teahouse. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teahouse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teahouse.

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