色いろ茶ぢゃ屋や

noun

erotic tea house; brothel disguised as a tea house

Historical term for an Edo-period establishment that outwardly resembled a teahouse but employed prostitutes. Compare with 水茶屋, a legitimate teahouse.

See also: 水茶屋

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには、色いろ茶ぢゃ屋やと呼よばれる遊ゆう郭かくまがいの茶ちゃ屋やがあった。

  In the Edo period, there were tea houses called irojaya that were essentially brothels.