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   Tea

   /tē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water: "Catherine sipped her tea"
   • ▪ the dried leaves used to make tea: "tea from India and Ceylon"
   • ▪ a hot drink made from the infused leaves, fruits, or flowers of other plants: "herbal tea"
   • 2. the evergreen shrub or small tree that produces tea leaves, native to South and eastern Asia and grown as a major cash crop.
   • 3. a light afternoon meal consisting typically of tea to drink, sandwiches, and cakes: British "they were about to take afternoon tea"
   • ▪ a cooked evening meal: British "fish and chips for tea"
   • 4. secret information or rumors of a scandalous nature; gossip: informal US "the star spilled the tea on her younger sister's romantic life"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: probably via Malay from Chinese (Min) te; related to Mandarin chá. Compare with char3.

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