chaikhana

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چایخانه (čāyxāna).

Noun

chaikhana (plural chaikhanas)

  1. A teahouse in parts of Central Asia.
    • 2013, Lucy Renner Jones, translating Annemarie Schwarzenbach, Death in Persia, Seagull Books 2013, p. 18:
      On the other bank, opposite our camp, a chaikhana is set on a pile of shingle.

Translations
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.