tea leaf meaning

UK /tiː liːf/ US /ti lif/ 2 syllables

tea leaf (noun): dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea.

Definition of tea leaf

  1. dried leaves of the tea shrub; used to make tea
    • the store shelves held many different kinds of tea
    • they threw the tea into Boston harbor

    Synonyms: tea

    Type of: herb

    Kinds: tea bag, black tea, green tea, oolong

How to pronounce tea leaf

tea leaf is pronounced /tiː liːf/ in British English and /ti lif/ in American English. It has 2 syllables.

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