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Definition: Tea |
TeaNoun1. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water; "iced tea is a cooling drink". 2. (British) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes; "an Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea". 3. Dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea; "the store shelves held many different kinds of tea"; "they threw the tea into Boston harbor". 4. A reception or party at which tea is served; "we met at the Dean's tea for newcomers". 5. A tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves; "tea has fragrant white flowers". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "tea" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1690. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Agriculture | Targeted Export Assistance Program. (references) |
Census | (Type of Enumeration Area) Classification of a geographic area as to the type of enumeration; that is, conventional (list/enumerate), tape address register, or pre-list. (references) |
Dream Interpretation | To dream that you are brewing tea, foretells that you will be guilty of indiscreet actions, and will feel deeply remorseful. To see your friends drinking tea, and you with them, denotes that social pleasures will pall on you, and you will seek to change your feelings by serving others in their sorrows. To see dregs in your tea, warns you of trouble in love, and affairs of a social nature. To spill tea, is a sign of domestic confusion and grief. To find your tea chest empty, unfolds much disagreeable gossip and news. To dream that you are thirsty for tea, denotes that you will be surprised with uninvited guests. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids, see Drinking.
As a noun, it refers to the liquid thus ingested. It is often used in a narrower sense to refer to alcoholic beverages (as both a verb and a noun).
Can also be used metaphorically, as in to drink in the scenery.A beverage is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption. Almost always it largely consists of water. These include:
Some substances may either be called food or drink, and accordingly be eaten with a spoon or drunk, depending on solid ingredients in it and on how thick it is, and on preference:
- Water, from the tap or from a bottle
- Juice
- Carbonated drinks (generally called sodas in the Eastern U.S, pop in the Midwestern U.S., and cokes in the Southern U.S.), including just carbonated water
- Cola
- Ginger ale
- Sports drinks
- Infusions
- Coffee
- Tea
- Dairy drinks, for example milk, yogurt drink, chocolate milk
- Alcoholic beverages
- Soft drink
- Cocktails - mixed drinks
- Soup
- Yoghurt
See also: food, vacuum flask, Wikipedia Cocktail Guide.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Drink."
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High tea has different meanings according to country.
North America
The term high tea is sometimes used in North America to refer to a very formal, ritualized gathering (usually of ladies) in which tea and little cakes are served on the best china. This usage comes from understanding the term "high" to mean "formal". (Judith Martin replies that the correct interpretation is, "It's high time we had something to eat.")
Great Britain and Ireland
Afternoon Tea
In Britain, the North American (in)formal gathering described above is called Afternoon Tea (or just tea) and generally would take place some time between 2:30 and 4:30 pm.
High Tea
High Tea, is a term used mainly in the United Kingdom and Ireland to describe an early evening meal, typically around 7:00 pm. Although, it does not necessarily include tea, it has the following formal structure:
The cakes may either be full sized and cut into slices, or smaller individual cakes, or muffins, toast or other savoury breads.
- Main course -- This is usually either a light fish or meat course.
- Tea and cakes
In a family, it tends to be less formal and often it is essentially either a regularized snack, usually featuring sandwiches, cookies, pastry, fruit, and the like (in Spain, this is called a merienda), or else it is supper.
Tea
By contrast, Tea is a late afternoon light meal, called that even if the diners are drinking beer, cider, or juice. It generally takes place sometime between 4:30 and 6:00 pm.
See Also
breakfast, elevenses, brunch, lunch, Dinner, supper, dessert, British cuisine, Devonshire teaThe term High Tea comes from the meal being eaten at the "high" (main) table, rather than the smaller table common in living rooms.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "High tea."
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The beverage tea is an infusion made by steeping the dried leaves or buds of the shrub Camellia sinensis in hot water. Tea may also include other herbs, spices, or fruit flavors.
An herbal or fruit tea--that is, a tea with no tea leaves in it--is more properly called an infusion or tisane.
Cultivation and Classification
Tea is grown primarily in Mainland China, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, Nepal, Australia, and Kenya. (Note: in the tea trade, Sri Lanka and Taiwan are still referred to by their former names of Ceylon and Formosa, respectively.)The four main types of tea are distinguished by their processing. Camellia sinensis is an evergreen shrub whose leaves, if not quickly dried after picking, soon begin to wilt and oxidize. This process resembles the malting of barley, in that starch is converted into sugars; the leaves turn progressively darker, as chlorophyll breaks down and tannins are released. The next step in processing is to stop the oxidation process at a predetermined stage by removing the water from the leaves via heating. The term fermentation was used (probably by wine fanciers) to describe this process, and has stuck, even though no true fermentation happens.
Tea is traditionally classified into four main groups, based on the degree of fermentation undergone:
- White tea - young leaves that have undergone no oxidation.
- Green tea - minimal oxidation.
- Kukicha or Winter Tea - Twigs and old leaves, pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season and dry-roasted over a fire. Popular as a health food in Japan and in the macrobiotic diet.
- Oolong (烏龍茶) - whose oxidation is stopped somewhere in-between.
- Black tea - substantial oxidation.
- Pu-erh (普洱茶) - A subclass of Black tea, Pu-erh is a very unusual product. While most teas are consumed within a year of production, Pu-erh can be over 50 years old. Over this time they acquire an earthy flavour due to the layer of mold that develops on the leaves (or tea brick if they are compressed). The tea is often steeped for long periods of time (Tibetans are known to boil it overnight). Pu-erh is considered a medicinal tea in China.
- Unusual Variations - There are several rarely-encountered tea preparations available (often associated with Traditional Chinese Medicine) which do not fit into the usual nomenclature.
- Chong Cha (虫茶) - literally "worm tea", this brew is made from the seeds of tea shrubs instead of the leaves. It is used in Chinese medicine for coping with summer heat as well as for treating influenza symptoms.
Processing
Teas are processed in two ways, CTC (crush, tear, curl) or orthodox. The CTC method is used for lower quality leaves that end up in tea bags and are processed by machines. This method is efficient and effective for producing a better quality product from medium and lower quality leaves. Orthodox processing is usually done by hand and is used for higher quality leaves. While the methods employed in orthodox processing differ by tea type, this style of processing results in the high quality loose tea sought after by many connoisseurs.
Varieties
Black tea is usually named after the region of origin: Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon, etc. Most green teas, however, have kept their traditional Japanese or Chinese names: Genmaicha (玄米茶), Houjicha (焙じ茶), Pouchong (包種茶), etc. White teas produce a delicate liquor that often retains a slight residual sweetness. Green tea and black tea both have antioxidants, but different kinds. Green tea has a majority from catechins, particularly epigallocatechin gallate, whereas black tea has a greater variety of flavenoids. Oolong tea falls in between. It is not clear that the quantity or type of antioxidants present have any effect whatsoever on health.
All types are sold as either "single" teas, meaning just one variety, or as blends.
Adulteration and falsification are serious problems in the global tea trade; the amount of tea sold worldwide as Darjeeling every year greatly exceeds the annual tea production of Darjeeling, which is estimated at 11,000 metric tons.
Blends and additives
There are various teas which have additives and/or different processing than "pure" varieties:
- Lapsang souchong (正山小种 or 烟小种) from Fujian, China, is a strong black tea, which is dried over burning pine, and so winds up with a strong smoky flavor.
- Jasmine tea is spread with jasmine flowers while oxidizing, and occasionally some are left in the tea as a decoration. Many other flowers, including roses and other fragrant blooms, are used as flavouring in tea in China.
- Earl Grey is usually a mix of black teas, with essence of the tropical fruit bergamot added.
- Spiced teas, such as the Indian chai, flavored with sweet spices such as ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, clove, indian bay leaf and sometimes nutmeg are common in southern Asia and the Middle East.
Tea-like plants
Products of some other plant species are also sometimes subsumed under the term tea.
- Yerba mate (or hierba mate) is a shrub grown mainly Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil from which a caffeinated, tea-like brew is prepared.
- Rooibos (Red Bush) is a reddish plant used to make an infusion and grown in South Africa.
- Honeybush is related to rooibos and grows in a similar area of South Africa, but is slightly sweeter tasting.
- Lapacho (also known as Taheebo) is the inner-lining of the bark (or cambium) of the Red or Purple Lapacho Tree which grows in the Brazilian jungles. It is boiled to make an infusion with many and varied health benefits.
- "Herbal tea" does not refer to any one specific plant; it is a catch-all term that denoting any drink made in the same manner as tea--leaves, or sometimes flowers, infused in hot water--especially when these are caffeinne-free.
History
The first Europeans to encounter tea were Portuguese explorers visiting Japan in 1560. Soon imported tea was introduced to Europe, where it quickly became popular among the wealthy in France and the Netherlands. English use of tea is attributed to Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese princess, consort of Charles II of England) and dates from about 1650.
- In one story, Gautama Buddha is said to have discovered tea, when a falling tea leaf happened to land in his cup one day as he sat meditating in a garden.
- Another story has it that Bodhidharma cut his eyelids off so that he wouldn't fall asleep while meditating, and the first tea plants sprang up from the ground where he flung the severed eyelids.
- In yet another story Shen Neng, the Emperor of China, while on a journey, had a few tea leaves from a wild tea tree fall into his hot water, forming a brown/yellow liquor. He tasted the mixture out of curiosity and liked its taste and its restorative properties.
War
The Boston Tea Party was an act of uprising in which Boston residents destroyed crates of British tea in 1773, in protest against the tax on tea. The high demand for tea in Britain caused a huge trade deficit with China. The British set up their own tea plantations in colonial India to provide their own supply. They also tried to balance the trade deficit by selling opium to the Chinese, which later led to the Opium War in 1838-1842.
The word "Tea"
The English word "tea" came from tê (茶) in Amoy (廈門 Xiamen, Fujian) from southern China. The British shipped tea from southern China to Europe via the sea route. In the 17th century it was known as Tee. One can tell by which trade route each culture was first exposed to tea by what name is used for tea in each language. For example, tea is known as "chai" in Sanskrit, Russian, Farsi (Iranian), and some northern European languages. That indicates that they didn't get their tea via the sea. They most probably got their tea via the land route through the Silk Road in the north. Tea is called "cha" (茶) in Mandarin Chinese. In Ireland, or at least in Dublin, the term "cha" is sometimes used for tea, and "char" was a common slang term for tea throughout British Empire / commonwealth military forces in the 19th and 20th centuries, crossing over into civilian usage. Recently in the United States, many coffee houses have begun to serve a milky, sweet, spiced tea called "chai", loosely based on Indian recipes but much less spicy.
World market statistics
The only significant exporters of black tea are India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon). China is the only significant exporter of green tea, as nearly the entire Japanese production is consumed domestically.
As of the late 1990s, the annual tea production of India was just short of one billion kilograms, of which 203 million kg were exported in 1997.
Tea culture
Drinking tea is often a social event. Tea is also drunk throughout the day and especially in the morning to heighten alertness - it contains theophylline and caffeine (sometimes called "theine"). In Britain and Ireland, "tea" is not only the name of the beverage, but of a late afternoon light meal, called that even if the diners are drinking beer, cider, or juice. Frequently (outside the UK) this is referred to as "high tea", however in the UK high tea is an evening meal. The term evidently comes from the meal being eaten at the "high" (main) table, rather than the smaller table common in living rooms.
Devonshire tea is the staple Commonwealth tea ceremony, available at Tea Housess throughout the United Kingdom, Australia, India and New Zealand. Devonshire tea is almost unknown in the USA, probably due to an impedance mismatch with pancakes and coffee. There are several other tea ceremonies coming from different cultures, the most famous of which in the west is the complex, formal and serene Japanese tea ceremony, and the commercial, crowded and noisy Yum Cha.
In the United States, tea is often served iced with a wedge of lemon.
Recently, Boba milk tea from Taiwan has become an extremely popular drink among young people. This Asian fad spread to the USA in 2000, where it is generally called "bubble tea". (See news)
Tea Preparation
The best way to prepare tea is usually thought to be with loose tea in a teapot, rather than a teabag. Boiling water should be added, but the tea should not be allowed to steep for more than about five minutes (a process known as brewing or mashing in the UK): after that, tannin is released, which counteracts the stimulating effect of the theophylline and caffeine and makes the tea bitter. Some teas, especially green teas and delicate Oolongs or Darjeeling teas, are steeped for shorter periods, sometimes less than 30 seconds. Using a tea strainer separates the leaves from the water at the end of the brewing time if a tea bag is not being used.
In order to preserve the pre-tannin tea without requiring it all to be poured into cups a second teapot is employed. The steeping pot is best unglazed earthenware - the YangXi pots are known as the best of these. The serving pot is generally porcelain, which retains the heat better.
The water for black teas should be added at the boiling point (100°C), aexcept for very delicate Darjeeling teas, where slightly lower temperatures are recommended. Since boiling point drops with altitude, this makes it difficult to brew black tea properly in mountainous areas. Water for green tea, according to most accounts, should be around 80 to 85°C -- the higher the quuality of the leaves, the lower the temperature. Preferably, the container in which the tea is steeped--the mug or teapot--should also be warmed beforehand (usually by swirling a little hot water around it then pouring it out) so that the tea does not immediately cool down.
Experienced tea-drinkers often insist that the tea should not be stirred around while it is steeping (sometimes called winding in the UK). This, they say, will do little to strengthen the tea, but is likely to bring the tannic acids out in the same way that brewing too long will do. For the same reason one should not squeeze the last drops out of a teabag: if you want stronger tea, use more leaves or bags.
Popular additives to tea include sugar or honey, lemon, and milk. Most connoisseurs eschew cream because it overpowers the flavour of tea. Milk, however, is thought to neutralize remaining tannins. When taking milk with tea, connoisseurs add the tea to the milk rather than the other way around. This avoids scalding the milk, which leads to a better emulsion and nicer taste.
See Also
- Chinese tea culture
- Tea - a light meal
External links
- Tea Leaves, Francis Leggett & Co., 1900, from Project Gutenberg -- http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext02/tealv10.txt
- The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura from Project Gutenberg
- Russian Tea How to describes the Russian method for making tea and elaborates on the surrounding culture and equipment (notably samovar)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tea."
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Tea is a city located in Lincoln County, South Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,742.Geography
Tea is located at 43°26'53" North, 96°50'15" West (43.448055, -96.837587)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²). 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,742 people, 590 households, and 489 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,102.6/km² (2,877.8/mi²). There are 600 housing units at an average density of 379.8/km² (991.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 96.67% White, 0.40% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. 0.86% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 590 households out of which 55.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% are married couples living together, 12.7% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% are non-families. 13.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 2.2% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the average family size is 3.23. In the city the population is spread out with 36.2% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 40.8% from 25 to 44, 12.5% from 45 to 64, and 3.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 28 years. For every 100 females there are 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 94.9 males. The median income for a household in the city is $50,671, and the median income for a family is $52,297. Males have a median income of $32,734 versus $23,860 for females. The per capita income for the city is $17,719. 3.1% of the population and 2.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 3.8% are under the age of 18 and 5.8% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Tea, South Dakota."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
TEA | English | Triethylaluminum | Chemistry |
TEA | French | Triéthylaluminium | Chemistry |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: TeaSynonyms: afternoon tea (n), tea leaf (n), teatime (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Calefaction | Coke, carbon, charcoal; wood alcohol, turpentine, tea tree oil; gasoline, kerosene, naptha, fuel oil (fuel); wax, paraffin; residue, tar. |
Food | Wine, spirits, liqueur, beer, ale, malt liquor, Sir John Barleycorn, stingo, heavy wet; grog, toddy, flip, purl, punch, negus, cup, bishop, wassail; gin; (intoxicating liquor); coffee, chocolate, cocoa, tea, the cup that cheers but not inebriates; bock beer, lager beer, Pilsener beer, schenck beer; Brazil tea, cider, claret, ice water, mate, mint julep; near beer. beer, non-alcoholic beverage. |
Break bread, break one's fast; breakfast,lunch, dine, take tea, sup. | |
Sociality | Party, entertainment, reception, levee, at, home, conversazione, soiree, matin_e; evening party, morning party, afternoon party, bridge party, garden party, surprise party; kettle, kettle drum; partie carr_e, dish of tea, ridotto, rout; housewarming; ball, festival; smoker, smoker-party;sociable, stag party, hen party, tamasha; tea-party, tea-fight. (amusement); " the feast of reason and the flow of soul ". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Ugh! Butter tea, it was never my cup of tea (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston) Long Island Ice Tea, please (The Opposite of Sex; writing credit: Don Roos.) The entire British empire was built on cups of tea, and if you think I'm going to war without one, mate, you're mistaken (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) I was just fixing some ice tea, would you like a glass (Double Indemnity; writing credit: James M. Cain; Billy Wilder) I think you've had enough tea, for now. (Toy Story; writing credit: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton) | |
Lyrics | And I like tea (Run-Around; performing artist: Blues Traveler) Well you know, They asked us to stay for tea and have some fun, (Misty mountain hop; performing artist: Led Zeppelin) Sweat for the lemonade sweat for the tea (Southern Hospitality; performing artist: Ludacris) I had another look and i had a cup of tea and butter pie (Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey; performing artist: Paul McCartney) If you would like tea sometime (I BELIEVE IN LOVE; performing artist: Paula Cole) | |
Clever | Humans are like tea bags. They never realize their strength until they are put in hot water. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Tea or Me? Coffee (1973) Real Fine Tea from Berlin (1972) Tea for the Tillerman Live (1971) To Tea (1970) Tea Party (1963) | |
Song Titles | Ma Belle Amie (performing artist: The Tea Set) | |
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 | A breakfast is set up on a blue and white striped tablecloth, including: a yellow bowl of cereal with raspberries, a glass of orange juice and a glass mug of tea. Also on the table are a brightly colored napkin and silverware in the foreground and a folded newspaper in the background. A second slide shows the same objects from a different angle. See also AV-3905. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | (1) color slide shows a tall glass of iced tea with a slice of lemon for garnish. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer). |
 | Maj. Terrence Leary (left) helps Maj. Russell Fellers adjust the seat before taking off on the next 10-mile leg of a 40-mile mountain bike relay during the all-service Wilderness Challenge 2000. Leary and Fellers were members of the Air Force Pentagon tea. |  | Ann Bently, NRCS Soil Conservation Technician, and President of the American Classic Tea Co., discuss conservation practices. The American Classic Tea Company is the only tea plantation in the United States. [Slide 97CS3120]. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
 | Ann Bently, NRCS, Soil Conservation Technician and Mac Flemming, president of the American Classic Tea Co., discuss conservation practices. The American Classic Tea Company is the only tea plantation in the United States. Credit: USDA. |  | Wilhemenia D. Coale packs boxes of tea bags at the Charleston Tea Plantation near Charleston, SC. Credit: USDA. |
 | Packing boxes with American Classic Tea bags in the processing plant on the. Credit: USDA. |  | Wilhemia D. Coale (l) and Judy Lovelady (r) pack boxes with American Classic Tea bags in the processing plant on the Charleston Tea Plantation in SC. Credit: USDA. |
 | April Bolton prepares boxes for packing with American Classic Tea bags on the Charleston Tea Plantation in SC. Credit: USDA. |  | American Classic Tea bags are packed into boxes on the Charleston Tea Plantation in SC. Credit: USDA. |
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| "Kerala Tea Field" by Sam Dhargalkar Commentary: "Workers in a plantation picking tea leaves. Taken in November 2002 in the mountains of Kerala - a southern state in India." | "Tea picker" by Nico Van Geldere Commentary: "Tea picker near Nuwara Elya, Sri Lanka." |
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 | Tea pot whistling. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Abraham Lincoln | If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee. |
Henry David Thoreau | To a philosopher all news, as it is called, is gossip, and they who edit it and read it are old women over their tea. |
Henry Fielding | Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea. |
Henry James | Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. |
Josh Billings | Old maids sweeten their tea with scandal. |
Thomas De Quincey | Tea, though ridiculed by those who are naturally coarse in their nervous sensibilities will always be the favorite beverage of the intellectual. |
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Emma | Austen, Jane | Mrs. Bates, the widow of a former vicar of Highbury, was a very old lady, almost past every thing but tea and quadrille |
Through the Looking-Glass | Carroll, Lewis | But Hatta only munched away, and drank some more tea. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | After tea, they had some music |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | Mother was sitting at the fire with Dante waiting for Brigid to bring in the tea. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Like many of my contemporaries, I had rarely for many years used animal food, or tea, or coffee, etc. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Weak tea and clear broth are frequent suggestions. (references) | |
Avoid coffee, tea with caffeine, alcohol, and sweets. (references) | ||
Avoid drinks with caffeine, such as coffee, tea, and some sodas. (references) | ||
Business | In a typical business meeting, the guest may be offered tea, coffee or a soft drink when he/she arrives. (references) | |
The highest growth rate among imported equipment occurred in the group of assorted equipment for processing fruits, vegetables, tea, and coffee. (references) | ||
E.g., food, furniture, and living accessories can also be found in designers’ restaurants (Pret-a-manger, etc.) or tea being sold in home textile specialty stores. (references) | ||
Economic History | Bangladesh | Tea is grown in the northeast. (references) |
Rwanda | Tea is now Rwanda's largest export. (references) | |
Sri Lanka | Both garments and tea exports have done well. (references) | |
Human Rights | India | On August 5, armed militants kidnaped two executives, Sambhu Nath and Ram Avtar Chakravarty, of Binakandi tea estate in south Assam's district. (references) |
Kenya | Unlike in the previous year, there were no violent incidents during the elections to the Kenya Tea Development Authority's Board of Directors (the cooperative which represents the country's 56 tea factories). (references) | |
Political Economy | Rwanda | The principal exports are coffee and tea. (references) |
Trade | India | Import of all food products, meat and poultry products, tea waste and textile material are will be subject to domestic regulations and compliance. (references) |
Mauritius | Products requiring export licenses include sugar, tea, vegetables, fruits, meat, fish, textiles, pharmaceuticals, gold, live animals, corals, and shells. (references) | |
India | A steep (effectively 180 percent) import duty on second hand motor vehicles and two wheelers, tea coffee, crude and refined edible oil was introduced to restrict imports and protect domestic industry. (references) | |
Travel | Uae | In a meeting, the host will offer tea or coffee upon arrival. (references) |
Indonesia | During business meetings, tea or coffee is almost always served and should be accepted. (references) | |
Czech Rep | Coffee and tea will be served in real china cups and juice or water in glass or crystal - never plastic or Styrofoam. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Uganda | Although adults do most tea harvesting, some children were employed in this sector as well. (references) |
Malawi | There is significant child labor on tobacco and tea farms, subsistence farms, and in domestic service. (references) | |
Tanzania | Approximately 3,000 to 5,000 children engage in seasonal employment on sisal, tea, tobacco, and coffee plantations. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Merv Griffin | My mother used to call me from California and say he's so brilliant and I never told her because he really didn't know. We had to prep him. But Alex Trebek is a different cup of tea. He knows. He knows. |
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| "Tea" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.77% of the time. "Tea" is used about 8,610 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.77% | 8,590 | 1,123 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.17% | 15 | 90,616 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.06% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Total | 100.00% | 8,610 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "tea" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Tea | Last name | 1,000 | 15,973 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| India | Tata Tea Limited | Taiwan | Taiwan Tea Corp. |
| United Kingdom | Tea Plantations Investment Trust P.L.C. | USA | Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc. |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Tea, SD (city, FIPS 63100) |
Expressions using "tea": a cup of weak tea ♦ A drawing of tea ♦ afternoon tea ♦ arabian tea ♦ Arctic Labrador tea ♦ assam tea ♦ Australian tea ♦ beaf tea ♦ beef tea ♦ black tea ♦ blue Mountain tea ♦ Boston Tea Party ♦ Botany Bay tea ♦ Brazilian tea ♦ brew the tea ♦ Brick tea ♦ cambric tea ♦ camomile tea ♦ china tea ♦ chop of tea ♦ congou tea ♦ cream tea ♦ crystal tea ♦ cup of tea ♦ duke of Argyll's tea tree ♦ English breakfast tea ♦ glandular Labrador tea ♦ Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea ♦ Green Tea ♦ gulp down a cup of tea ♦ Gunpowder tea ♦ have tea ♦ Hay tea ♦ herb tea ♦ herbal tea ♦ high tea ♦ hot tea ♦ ice tea ♦ iced tea ♦ infuse tea ♦ infusion of tea ♦ iso standard cup of tea ♦ Jesuits' tea ♦ labrador tea ♦ lime blossom tea ♦ make tea ♦ marsh tea ♦ mexican tea ♦ mountain tea ♦ new Jersey tea ♦ new Zealand tea ♦ night tea ♦ not for all the tea in china ♦ not my cup of tea ♦ oswego tea ♦ Paraguay tea ♦ pink tea ♦ rich tea biscuit ♦ sage tea ♦ spanish tea ♦ steep the tea ♦ stewed tea ♦ sweeten tea ♦ take tea ♦ take tea with smb. ♦ tea bag ♦ tea ball ♦ tea biscuit ♦ tea board ♦ tea bread ♦ tea break ♦ Tea bug ♦ tea caddy ♦ tea cake ♦ tea cart ♦ tea ceremony ♦ tea chest ♦ Tea clam ♦ tea cloth ♦ tea cosey ♦ tea cosy ♦ tea cozey ♦ tea cozie ♦ tea cozy ♦ tea cup ♦ tea drinker ♦ tea factory cough ♦ tea family ♦ tea garden ♦ tea gown ♦ tea house ♦ tea kettle ♦ tea leaf ♦ tea leaves ♦ tea maker ♦ tea maker's asthma ♦ tea napkin ♦ tea parlor ♦ tea parlour ♦ tea party ♦ Tea plant. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "tea": tea-and-bed, tea-and-toast-type, tea-bag, tea-bagging, tea-bags, tea-basket, tea-biscuit, tea-boy, tea-boys, tea-bread, tea-break, tea-breaks, tea-brewing, tea-bulb, tea-caddy, tea-cakes, tea-carrier, tea-ceremony, tea-chest, tea-chests, tea-chest-sized, tea-cloth, tea-cloths, tea-coloured, tea-cosies, tea-cosy, tea-culture, tea-cup, tea-cups, tea-dance, tea-dancers, tea-dances, tea-dealer, tea-dispensing, tea-drinker, tea-drinkers, tea-drinking, tea-drinkings, tea-fight, tea-from, tea-garden, tea-glasses, tea-gown, tea-growing, tea-house, tea-houses, tea-kettle, tea-kettles, tea-laden, tea-ladies, tea-lady, tea-leaf, tea-leavery, tea-leaves, tea-less, tea-machine, tea-maker, tea-making, tea-meeting, tea-meetings, tea-mug, tea-parties, tea-party, tea-picking, tea-plant, tea-planter, tea-planting, tea-pot, tea-pot-like, tea-producing, tea-room, tea-rooms, tea-rose, Tea-saucer, tea-scented, tea-sellers, tea-service, tea-set, tea-shop, tea-shops, tea-sieve, tea-sipping, tea-smelling, tea-spoon, tea-spoonful, tea-spoons, tea-stained, tea-stall, tea-strainer, tea-table, tea-table conversation, tea-tables, tea-taster, tea-tax, tea-things, tea-ti, tea-time, tea-times, tea-toast-and-tinned-soup, tea-towel, tea-towels, tea-tray, tea-trays, tea-tree, tea-trolley, tea-urn, tea-warehouses, tea-with-the-beatles. | |
Ending with "tea": after-tea. | |
Containing "tea": cream-tea-on-the-patio, iced-tea spoon, toasted-tea-cake. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
tea | 3,399 | long island iced tea | 220 |
green tea | 2,245 | tea bag | 192 |
english tea | 1,743 | essiac tea | 192 |
tea party | 1,509 | black tea | 184 |
tea tree oil | 908 | chinese tea | 175 |
herbal tea | 871 | coffee bean and tea leaf | 171 |
tea leoni | 635 | republic of tea | 165 |
antonio rooms san tea texas | 595 | tea gift | 164 |
tea pot | 575 | high tea | 164 |
boston tea party | 538 | rooibos tea | 163 |
bubble tea | 449 | lipton tea | 160 |
tea set | 430 | hybrid tea rose | 159 |
tea cup | 370 | tea box | 158 |
fruit tea | 363 | tea cup poodle | 149 |
long island ice tea | 342 | tea tree | 146 |
white tea | 331 | iced tea | 146 |
benefit of green tea | 293 | oolong tea | 141 |
tea kettle | 282 | sun tea | 139 |
green tea extract | 258 | green tea weight loss | 139 |
chai tea | 251 | tea sandwich | 132 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "tea"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | tee. (various references) | |
Albanian | çaj (break, char, cleave, cut, dissect, fissure, forge, impale, open, pink, puncture, push through, slash, slit, split, tear, worm). (various references) | |
Arabic | حفلة شاي (tea party), شاي الأصيل, شاي. (various references) | |
Asturian | te. (various references) | |
Bavarian | tää. (various references) | |
Bemba | chai. (various references) | |
Blackfoot | áísiksikimi. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | чай, марихуана (boo, cannabis, grass, marihuana, marijuana, pot, weed), поднасям чай, пия чай. (various references) | |
Cebuano | tsa. (various references) | |
Chamorro | cha. (various references) | |
Chinese | 茶 (tea plant). (various references) | |
Cornish | té. (various references) | |
Czech | veèeře (dinner, supper), svaèina, odpolední svaèina, čaj, èajovník (tea-plant), èaj. (various references) | |
Danish | te. (various references) | |
Dutch | thee. (various references) | |
Ecuadorian Quechua | cunuc yacu. (various references) | |
Esperanto | teo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | te. (various references) | |
Farsi | چای , رنگ چای . (various references) | |
Finnish | tee (cocoa, coffee, spices and manufactures thereof). (various references) | |
French | thé. (various references) | |
Frisian | tee. (various references) | |
German | Tee (brew, char, teas). (various references) | |
Greek | τσάι. (various references) | |
Hawaiian | çaj. (various references) | |
Hebrew | תה, טה. (various references) | |
Hungarian | tea (infusion, tea-party). (various references) | |
Indonesian | teh. (various references) | |
Inuktitut | tii. (various references) | |
Irish | tae (of tea). (various references) | |
Italian | tè. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 茶 , 玄米茶 , 粗茶 , お茶 , テーベ物語 (beefsteak, project, tail, tail end, tail fin, tail lamp, tailcoat, taillight, tailor, tailored, tailored suit, tailor-made, take, taste, Taylor system, teeing ground, teenage, teen-age, teenager, teen-ager, Tegafur, tequila, Texas, Texas hit, Texas leaguer, text, text book, text file, textbook, textile, texture, Thebais, theme, Theme campaign, Theme music, theme park, Theme promotion, Theme song, tilapia, timpani, tissue, tissue paper, tissues, topic, TROFF, tympany, typical, tyranny), 御茶 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おちゃ, ティー , ティ , そちゃ, げんまいちゃ, ちゃ. (various references) | |
Kongo | ti. (various references) | |
Korean | 차 (Car, Coach). (various references) | |
Macedonian | chaj. (various references) | |
Malay | teh. (various references) | |
Manx | tey. (various references) | |
Maori | tii. (various references) | |
Mohawk | oti. (various references) | |
Norwegian | te. (various references) | |
Papago | tih. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eatay.(various references) | |
Polish | herbata. (various references) | |
Portuguese | chá (tea party). (various references) | |
Portuguese Brazilian | chá. (various references) | |
Provencal | tè. (various references) | |
Quechua | yaku-q'oñiwan (with tea). (various references) | |
Romanian | ceai (tea party). (various references) | |
Romansch | té. (various references) | |
Ruanda | icayi. (various references) | |
Russian | чай (char). (various references) | |
Samoan | ti. (various references) | |
Scottish | tì (any one, designing to, intention, intention : air tì a ghlacadh, nm.ind. any human being). (various references) | |
Sepedi | teye. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | čajanka (tea party), čaj (tisane). (various references) | |
Sicilian | té. (various references) | |
Spanish | té (char, cup of tea, tea party). (various references) | |
Sranan | te (till, until). (various references) | |
Swahili | chai. (various references) | |
Swedish | te (appear, char). (various references) | |
Thai | ใบชา, น้ำชา, ชา (asleep, cha, numb, Rosie Lee), ต้นชา. (various references) | |
Turkish | çay (bourn, branch, burn, rill, rivulet, run, runlet, runnel, stream, streamlet, tea party, watercourse). (various references) | |
Turkmen | зaя (creek). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | чайна рослина, чайний, чай, камелія (camellia, japonica), настій, поїти чаєм, пити чай. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | trà (wish-wash), nước trà tiệc trà, nước chè, cây chè chè. (various references) | |
Welsh | te. (various references) | |
Zulu | itiye, ilitiye. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "tea": teaberries, teaberry, teaboard, teaboards, teabowl, teabowls, teabox, teaboxes, teacake, teacakes, teacart, teacarts, teach, teachable, teachableness, teachablenesses, teachably, teacher, teacherly, teachers, teaches, teaching, teachings, teacup, teacupful, teacupfuls, teacups, teacupsful, teahouse, teahouses, teak, teakettle, teakettles, teaks, teakwood, teakwoods, teal, tealike, teals, team, teamaker, teamakers, teamed, teaming, teammate, teammates, teams, teamster, teamsters, teamwork, teamworks. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "tea": endostea, galatea, lutea, periostea, protea. (additional references) | |
Words containing "tea": aboiteau, aboiteaus, aboiteaux, anteater, anteaters, arbutean, bateau, bateaux, batteau, batteaux, bedstead, bedsteads, beefsteak, beefsteaks, bestead, besteaded, besteading, besteads, biteable, bracteal, bracteate, brainteaser, brainteasers, chateau, chateaubriand, chateaubriands, chateaus, chateaux, citeable, coteau, coteaus, coteaux, couteau, couteaux, cysteamine, cysteamines, dateable, endosteal, endosteally, farmstead, farmsteads, galateas, gateau, gateaus, gateaux, gluteal, hateable, homestead, homesteaded, homesteader, homesteaders. (additional references) | |
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"Tea" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eaa, eea, etad, etae, etag, etah, Etap, etha, eti, eto, etra, etu, etx, Fteah, Itae, Itaya, itea, Ntda, qte, taao, tada, taeb, taeo, taet, taez, taya, tba, tce, Tdex, teab, teac, teaf, teag, teah, teaj, tean, teap, teaq, teau, teav, teaw, teax, teaz, teb, teba, tef, teia, teig, Teio, teip, teiu, teiz, tej, teja, tela, tema, tena, Tenax, teo, tep, tepa, teq, tes, teta, teu, tev, teva, tewa, tex, texa, tey, tez, teza, Tfe, tha, theda, theja, tia, tiap, tiax, tiba, tica, tieu, tifa, tiga, tii, tiq, Tisa, tiva, tja, Tka, toa, toab, toaf, toaj, toaw, toax, toea, toqa, tova, tpa, tqa, tra, trea, Trega, tsa, Tsegaw, Tsehai, tta, ttwa, tua, tuq, tuva, tva, Tvel, tweaj, twean, tya, tze, tzee, uea, utea. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "tea" (pronounced tē") |
| 2 | t ē" | absentee, abductee, adoptee, amputee, appointee, deportee, devotee, draftee, enlistee, goatee, guarantee, Guaranty, inductee, pattee, repartee, tee, Ti, trustee. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: ate, eat, eta, tae. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-t" | |
-1 letter: ae, at, et, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-t" | |
+1 letter: abet, ante, ates, bate, beat, beta, cate, date, east, eath, eats, etas, etna, fate, feat, feta, gate, geta, haet, hate, heat, late, mate, meat, meta, neat, pate, peat, rate, sate, seat, seta, tace, tael, take, tale, tame, tape, tare, tate, teak, teal, team, tear, teas, teat, tela, tepa, thae, toea, twae, zeta. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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