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/te/
Translation
tea
Word origin
Borrowed via Dutch thee from the Amoy Hokkien Chinese pronunciation te of the word for tea.
- Origin
- Chinese
- Root
- te
- English cognates
- tea
Grammar
Examples
au .
I prefer green tea to coffee in the morning.
.
She drinks a cup of tea before going to sleep.
.
English tea is often taken with milk.
l', amer.
The tea stayed in the water too long, it is bitter.
voisine cet -.
We are having tea at my neighbour's this afternoon.
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