tearoom
A café which serves tea, usually with light foodA café which serves tea, usually with light food.
» I went into a tearoom, where I happened to see him.
Ich ging in ein Café und traf ihn dort zufällig.
Meaning
4 sensesA café which serves tea, usually with light food.
a restaurant where tea and light meals are available
(euphemistic, slang)A public lavatory.
A public lavatory.
(US, dated, euphemistic, slang)A meeting place for gay men.
(Australia)A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc; a break room.
Examples
6 sentencesI went into a tearoom, where I happened to see him.
deIch ging in ein Café und traf ihn dort zufällig.
As I entered a tearoom, I found two young men watching a wrestling match on television.
ruКогда я вошёл в чайную комнату, там было двое молодых людей, смотревших по телевизору борьбу.
As I entered the tearoom I found two young men watching a wrestling match on television.
Oleg and Rima were in a Victorian tearoom.
Antoine and Chantal are eating rhubarb cake with mint tea in the tearoom.
Origin
From tea + room. In reference to a lavatory, probably as a variant of t-room (“toilet roomFrom tea + room. In reference to a lavatory, probably as a variant of t-room (“toilet room”).
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Forms
plural: tearoomsSynonyms
77 synonyms- a restaurant where tea and light meals are available:teashopteahousetea parlortea parlour