tea shop

noun

chiefly British
: a small restaurant or café : tearoom

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The boba tea shop was cited by health inspectors after tea eggs measured at improper holding temperatures. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025 And the tea shop has a seasonally open dog-friendly patio. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 Dining is available from dozens of restaurants, ice cream parlors, bars and coffee and tea shops and beloved Mackinac fudge shops. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025 On one side is Mimi Tea, a boba tea shop that has a cutesy cartoon bear on its storefront. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 3 Sep. 2025 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 24 Oct. 2025.

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