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ストレートティー

Meanings

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noun

straight tea; black tea with nothing added

Wasei-eigo term for plain black tea without milk, sugar, lemon, or other additions. Used in cafes and everyday conversation.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from straight tea

ストレートティーを一ひとつください。
One straight tea, please.
彼かれはいつも紅こう茶ちゃをストレートで飲のむ。
He always drinks his black tea straight.

Written forms

ストレート・ティー
- ストレートティー
  Variant with interpunct; less common but seen in some contexts.
- ストレート・ティー

Similar words

ミルクティー
Milk tea; black tea with milk added, contrasting with ストレートティー which has no additions.
レモンティー
Lemon tea; black tea with lemon, another common variant differing from plain straight tea.

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'straight' + 'tea'. The English phrase 'straight tea' is not standard; in English one would say 'plain tea' or 'black tea with nothing in it'.