Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brick-tea

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: brick--tea
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Tea leaves formed into the shape of a brick, used to make beverages like tea, eaten as food or, as in the past, used as a form of currency.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Some of them were men from Ladakh," said Lalun, when the last had gone. "They brought me brick-tea such as the Russians sell, and a tea-urn from Peshawar.""

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

tea brick

Frequently Paired Words

tea brick

Questions

What does brick-tea mean?: Tea leaves formed into the shape of a brick, used to make beverages like tea, eaten as food or, as in the past, used as a form of currency.

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