tetera

See also: tétera

Catalan

Etymology

From te (tea) + -era.

Pronunciation

Noun

tetera f (plural teteres)

  1. teapot

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teˈteɾa/ [t̪eˈt̪e.ɾa]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾa
  • Syllabification: te‧te‧ra

Etymology 1

From (tea) + -era.

Noun

tetera f (plural teteras)

  1. teapot (vessel for tea)
  2. kettle (for boiling water)
    Synonyms: hervidor, pava

Etymology 2

According to Argentine writer Juan José Sebrelli, “tetera” comes from English toilet room, which is sometimes shortened to t-room, which sounds similar to “tea room” (“salón de té” in Spanish).[1]

Noun

tetera f (plural teteras)

  1. (gay slang, Argentina) a public restroom used as a place for casual sex between men; a tearoom or teahouse[2][3]
Derived terms

References

  1. “Adolescentes y jóvenes varones que tienen sexo con otros varones: estudios sobre su salud sexual en AMBA, Santa Fe y Mendoza”, in Ministry of Health of Argentina (in Spanish), 2023 December 10 (last accessed), archived from the original on 6 December 2023, pages 32, 34, 43
  2. Sousa, Florencia de (2019 November 5) “Explican el ‘exitoso’ diccionario secreto de la comunidad LGBT+ en Argentina”, in Perfil (in Spanish), retrieved 10 December 2023
  3. Simonetto, Patricio (2017) “Fronteras del deseo. Homosexualidad, sociabilidad y afecto en la ciudad de Buenos Aires (1950-1983)”, in Cadernos Pagu (in Spanish), →ISSN

Further reading

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