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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Hue, a coffee and tea shop with a retail space that supports AAPI brands by day. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2025 Cockroaches close Sacramento boba tea shop Aimee Boba Café, 7238 Franklin Blvd. Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025 Two familiar bubble tea shops have thrown in the towel. Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025 And put some pep in your step with a warm cup of pomegranate oolong at combo knitting/tea shop Taming of the Ewe or a Curious George (chocolate and banana) latte at Hubcap Coffee (made with Hebrews Coffee roasted in nearby Hokes Bluff). Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 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 13 Dec. 2025.

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