also: ちゃわかい
noun
tea party; social gathering with tea
A casual social event where tea and light refreshments are served, often with conversation. Similar to a Western tea party but can be used for informal meetings or club gatherings.
来週の土曜日に茶話会を開きます。
We will hold a tea party next Saturday.
茶話会でお茶とお菓子を楽しみながら、いろいろな話をしました。
We enjoyed tea and sweets while chatting about various things at the tea party.
お茶会 is a more general term for a tea gathering, often implying a traditional Japanese tea ceremony (茶道) context, while 茶話会 emphasizes casual conversation over tea.
Compound of 茶 (tea), 話 (talk), and 会 (meeting). The reading さわかい uses the on'yomi for 茶 (sa) and 話 (wa), while ちゃわかい uses the more common on'yomi for 茶 (cha).