arbusto sempreverde della famiglia delle Teacee (Camelia sinensis, Camellia thea, Thea sinesnsis), originaria dell' Asia; possiede foglie ovali e dentate e fiori bianchi
eş: thè
köken: Borrowed from French thé, from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê).
tea (dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis) · tea (drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water) · tea (variety of the tea plant)
çekim: çoğul teet · tamlayan teen
köken: Borrowed from Swedish te, itself from Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”).
tea (the dried leaves or buds of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis) · tea (the drink made by infusing these dried leaves or buds in hot water) · tea (a variety of the tea plant)
çekim: çoğul čaje · tamlayan čaje
eş: té, tej
köken: Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Cognates include Russian чай (čaj).
tea plant (Camellia sinensis) · tea leaves (leaves of the tea plant, especially processed and dried) · tea (infusion of tea leaves, or of the leaves of other, similar plants)
çekim: çoğul tējas · tamlayan tējas
köken: From Hokkien (POJ: tê, Chinese: 茶), via Dutch thee. The Mandarin pronunciation of the same word — tša — gave rise to the word for “tea” in other European languages (compare Russian чай (čaj), Portuguese chá).