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thee.

tea

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/teː/[teː]Belgium[teɪ̯]Netherlands
  1. tea

    masculine
  2. tea-time, tea break, meeting in which tea is served

    masculine · singular · singular-only
    Ik ga mijn nieuwe buren op de thee vragen.
  3. half-time

    figuratively · masculine · singular · singular-only
    Tijdens de thee pepte de trainer de spelers op.
Where this word comes from

From Hokkien 茶 (tê). The "-h-" is a faux-Greek spelling (compare Greek τσάι (tsái)); the more basal spelling tee was previously common, especially in the early modern period, but is now obsolete.

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