tea urn
- noun
- /ti ɜrn/
:
urna de té
- At the church event, volunteers filled cups from the steaming tea urn throughout the afternoon.
Examples
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Please remember to clean the tea urn after the meeting, as it is used by everyone.
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The volunteers set up a tea urn in the garden to serve hot drinks during the outdoor event.
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A traditional British afternoon tea often features a large silver tea urn at the center of the table.
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The tea urn was filled with hot water.
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I bought a new tea urn for the party.
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At the gathering, the tea urn was filled with freshly brewed tea for the guests.
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He carefully poured the tea from the tea urn into the delicate cups for everyone.
Synonyms
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A large metal container with a tap for serving hot drinks
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Morphology
The meaning 'a large container for serving tea' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'tea' (the drink) with 'urn' (a large spigot-equipped serving container). This kind of compound noun is compositional and common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tea urn comes from a simple picture: a big metal urn or pot with a spout used to hold and pour hot tea for many people at parties or meetings. So, the term now means 'a large container used to make and serve tea'.