tearoom

English

noun
Definitions
  • A café which serves tea, usually with light food.
  • (euphemism) A public lavatory, particularly (US) as a meeting place for homosexual men.
  • (Australia) A room in a workplace set aside for tea breaks, lunch breaks, snacking, etc.; a break room.

Etymology

Compound from English tea + English room (spacious, roomy, wide).

Origin

English

room

Gloss

spacious, roomy, wide

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Property

Kanji

広

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