tea
/tiː/ noun [C, U]Definition
DRINK › a hot drink that you make by pouring water onto dried leaves, or the leaves that you use to make this drink: herbal teas Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?
AFTERNOON MEAL UK › a small afternoon meal of cakes, biscuits, etc and tea to drink: They invited us for afternoon tea.
EVENING MEAL UK › a word used by some people for the meal that is eaten in the evening
(Definition of tea noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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