thee
Meaning
tea
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/teː/
Etymology
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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