thee

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine) tea
2. (masculine, singular, singular-only) tea-time, tea break, meeting in which tea is served
3. (figuratively, masculine, singular, singular-only) half-time

Sinonieme

aftreksel

kopje thee

theeblad

kruidenthee

zwarte thee

Vertalings

tea

🫖

Tee

🫖

thé

🫖

tè

🫖

chá

çay

🫖

té

🫖

te

τσάι

çay

🫖

شاي

🫖

tè

چای

شَاي

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/teː/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Grieks: τσάι

In summary

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.

Sinne

Zet je even wat warm water op voor thee in de waterketel?

Put some hot water on for tea in the kettle?