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thé

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch thee, from Hokkien (). Doublet of chai.

Pronunciation

Noun

thé m (plural thés)

  1. tea (especially made from leaves of the tea plant)

Usage notes

In the strict sense thé only applies to tea made from leaves of the tea plant such as green tea or black tea; for any other type of herbal tea tisane or infusion are more commonly used.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole: te
  • Louisiana Creole: thé
  • Armenian: թեյ (tʻey)
  • Coeur d'Alene: liiti
  • Corsican:
  • Greek: τέϊον (téïon) (with neuter suffix -ion)
  • Italian: , (misspelling)
  • Norman: thée
  • Occitan:
  • Ojibwe: nitii
  • Romansch: te, ,
  • South Slavey: lidí
  • Tîrî: tee
  • Walloon:

Further reading

Irish

Verb

thé

  1. Lenited form of .

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Adjective

thé

  1. Lenited form of .

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