thé

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Dutch thee, from Hokkien ().

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

thé m (plural thés)

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

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Irish[edit]

Verb[edit]

thé

  1. Lenited form of .

Old Irish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

thé

  1. Lenited form of .