tea shop

noun

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

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The Bee reached out to the tea shop on Thursday, March 26, but could not reach a representative. Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2026 At night, Mandarin Plaza buzzes with conversation from the tea shop in the center. Xuan Juliana Wang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026 After spending most of a week sampling more ice cream than might be medically advisable, Elijah and I visited Gyokusuien, a tiny tea shop near the Ōdōri Bus Terminal that has been in the Tamaki family since 1933. Alex Halberstadt, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026 The company originates from a small tea shop in Taiwan opened in 1996 by a man named Zhen-hua Wu. Ernestine Siu, CNBC, 16 Feb. 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 1 Apr. 2026.

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