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tay.

Tea.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/teɪ/
  1. Tea.

    dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Spelling form indicating original pronunciation of tea. The digraph ea represented /ɛː/ in Early Modern English; it later merged chiefly with ee, but regionally or sporadically with ay (in standard English break, great, steak). Compare the song Polly put the kettle on, where tea rhymes with away.

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