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thé

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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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thé m (plural thés)

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

Usage notes

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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

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Descendants

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  • 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

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Irish

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Verb

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thé

  1. Lenited form of .

Old Irish

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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thé

  1. Lenited form of .