tea garden
- noun
- UK
:
jardín de té
- We are sitting at one of the wrought iron tables in the Metropole's tea garden.
- terraced tea garden
Examples
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Just below the tea garden terrace, on the roof of a poor house, a woman in a gray scarf watered her plants with her head down, as though contemplation of the splendid view were the prerogative of socio-economic strata higher than hers.
Fiction book (1999) -
They sat drinking Turkish tea on the terrace of a tea garden just below the walls of the Velvet Castle at the summit of Mt. Pagus.
Fiction book (1999) -
After twenty minutes at the tea garden, he still could not quite catch his breath.
Fiction book (1999) -
During our travels, we visit the Happy Valley tea gardens and go on a tour to view the processing of tea.
Academic text (2000) -
The landscape is completely dominated by terraced tea gardens.
Academic text (2000) -
In the distance, we see women with large wicker baskets on their backs, picking in multi-terraced tea gardens.
Academic text (2000) -
We enjoyed delicious pastries while relaxing at the charming tea garden in the park.
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On sunny afternoons, the tea garden serves a variety of refreshing drinks and light snacks.
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Visitors can sit at the outdoor tables of the tea garden and take in the beautiful scenery.
Synonyms
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A place where people drink tea and eat light food
A small place where you drink tea and eat light snacks
A small cafe where people drink tea and eat light food
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a public garden or outdoor area where tea and light refreshments are served' is directly and compositionally derived from 'tea' (the beverage/social meal) + 'garden' (an outdoor space). This straightforward noun+noun pattern follows common English compounding and is easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Tea garden comes from the simple picture of a pleasant garden where people sit to drink tea and eat small cakes outdoors. That's why it means 'a public outdoor place where tea and light snacks are served'.