tea shop

noun

Synonyms of tea shopnext
chiefly British
: a small restaurant or café : tearoom

Examples of tea shop in a Sentence

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Suite 155, is surrounded by boba tea shops, markets and traditional Asian restaurants. — Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Ceré Tea, a favorite matcha tea shop with outlets in Burlingame, Milpitas, San Francisco and Saratoga, has recently opened a new store in Berkeley. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 With their homes destroyed, survivors have gathered at roadside tea shops. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 A couple's anniversary getaway took a wild turn when a bear strolled into a Gatlinburg tea shop and began rummaging through merchandise before suddenly jumping onto the counter in a startling encounter caught on video. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tea shop

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea shop was in 1851

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“Tea shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20shop. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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