English noun: afternoon tea | |||
1. | afternoon tea (food) a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes | ||
Samples | An Englishman would interrupt a war to have his afternoon tea. | ||
Synonyms | tea, teatime | ||
Broader (hypernym) | meal, repast | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||