teahouse

noun

tea·​house ˈtē-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce teahouse (audio)
: a public house or restaurant where tea and light refreshments are sold

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Above Lake Louise in Banff National Park, hike to a historic teahouse at Lake Agnes, continuing to Big Beehive or Devil’s Thumb, or head deeper into the backcountry along the three-day Skoki Loop Trail. The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025 Located in a 200-year-old teahouse above the willow tree in the Higashi Chaya District, Café Yanagi-an transports visitors back in time. Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The stunning teahouse was a gift from Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to its sister city of Boulder. The Denver Post, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025 The teahouse is only open to the public for its monthly events, which have included instruction in tea ceremonies and other Japanese arts such as shiatsu. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for teahouse

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of teahouse was in 1689

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“Teahouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teahouse. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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