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le

masculine

/te/

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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

Gendermasculine

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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This word is part of lesson 11.