teahouse

[ tee-hous ]

noun

, plural tea·hous·es [tee, -hou-ziz].

1. a restaurant or other establishment, especially in East Asia, where tea and refreshments are served.

teahouse

/ ˈtiːˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a restaurant, esp in Japan or China, where tea and light refreshments are served

Word History and Origins

Origin of teahouse¹

First recorded in 1680–90; tea + house

Example Sentences

The teahouse was established by a grandfather from Chang’an who had lost his wife to fever.

From Literature

For the evening’s final act, everyone took a short walk to the teahouse for a romantic cafe outing, but with rotating partners.

From Los Angeles Times

Using electric blue and cherry red yarn, we seam together our denim rips over gentle chatter, creating decorative designs of clouds and triangles in the teahouse.

From Los Angeles Times

You don’t have to go to a Japanese teahouse in Manhattan to experience the wonders of black sesame, although it couldn’t hurt.

From Seattle Times

Gia stood outside the fae teahouse Éire & Seel.

From Literature