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| tea | |
| 1. sost. tè | |
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| tea | |
| 1. subst. The dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. |  |
| Go to the supermarket and buy some tea. |  |
| 2. subst. The drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water. |  |
| Would you like some tea? |  |
| 3. subst. A variety of the tea plant. |  |
| Darjeeling is a tea from India. |  |
| 4. subst. By extension, any drink made by infusing parts of various other plants. Also, meat stock served hot as a drink, often as a stimulant or restorative. |  |
| camomile tea; mint tea; beef tea |  |
| 5. subst. (Australia, British, Canada, New Zealand, northern US) A cup of any one of these drinks, often with a small amount of milk or cream added and sweetened with sugar or honey. |  |
| 6. subst. (Southern US) A glass of iced tea, typically served with ice cubes and sometimes with a slice or wedge of lemon. |  |
| 7. subst. (UK) A light meal eaten mid-afternoon, typically with tea; afternoon tea. |  |
| 8. subst. (Commonwealth) The main evening meal, irrespective of whether tea is drunk with it. |  |
| The family were sitting round the table, having their tea. |  |
| 9. subst. (cricket) The break in play between the second and third sessions. |  |
| Australia were 490 for 7 at tea on the second day. |  |
| 10. subst. (slang) Marijuana. |  |
| 11. subst. (slang) Information, especially sensitive and/or juicy gossip. (Connected to the idea of sipping tea while listening to such information.) |  |
| spill the tea on that drama |  |
| 12. v. To drink tea. |  |
| 13. v. To take afternoon tea (the light meal). |  |
| 14. subst. A moment, a historical unit of time from China, about the amount of time needed to quickly drink a traditional cup of tea. It is now found in Chinese-language historical fiction. |  |
| italiano > inglese | |
| tè | |
| 1. subst. tea |  |