tetera

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈteɾa/ [t̪eˈt̪e.ɾa]

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• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: te‧te‧ra

Etymology 1

From té (“tea”) +‎ -era.

Etymology 2

According to Argentine writer Juan José Sebrelli, “tetera” comes from English toilet room, which is sometimes shortened to t-room, which sounds similar to “tea room” (“salón de té” in Spanish).^[1]

References

Further reading

• “tetera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10