Meaning
1 senses(slang)Good-looking, sexy.
Examples
2027 sentencesWe bought a pound of tea.
Ми купили фунт чаю. — deniko
ruМы купили фунт чая. — Hellerick
deWir kauften ein Pfund Tee. — MUIRIEL
Can I have some more tea?
Можна, будь ласка, ще чаю? — ascolto
ruМожно мне ещё чаю? — marafon
deKann ich noch Tee haben? — MUIRIEL
Give me another cup of tea.
Дай мені ще одну чашку чаю. — deniko
ruДайте мне еще чашку чая. — sharptoothed
deGib mir noch eine Tasse Tee. — MUIRIEL
It's not my cup of tea.
Це трохи не моє. — deniko
ruЭто не по моей части. — marafon
deDas ist nicht mein Fall. — Zaghawa
Would you like coffee or tea?
Ви бажаєте кави чи чаю? — deniko
ruЧто ты хочешь, кофе или чай? — Lenin_1917
deWas möchtest du? Kaffee oder Tee? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
First appears c. 1655, in the English translation Álvaro Semedo’s writings. From Dutch theFirst appears c. 1655, in the English translation Álvaro Semedo’s writings. From Dutch thee, from Hokkien 茶 (tê) (Amoy dialect), from Old Chinese, ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la (“leaf, tea”). Introduced to English and other Western European languages by the Dutch East India Company, who sourced their tea in Amoy; compare Malay teh along the same trade route. Doublet of chai and cha (and, distantly, the first element of lahpet), from same Proto-Sino-Tibetan root; see discussion of cognates.
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Forms
more tea, most teaLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Food and drink — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- cup of tea
- drink tea
- some tea
- tea or coffee
- coffee or tea
- green tea
- some more tea
- in my tea
- drink green tea
- have some tea
- drink some tea
- in his tea