noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/pɪŋk ˈtiː/
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General-American:/pɪŋk ˈti/
rhymes with -iː
1
noun
Meaning 1
A fashionable formal tea party or other social gathering; specifically, one organized and attended chiefly by women to discuss matters of suffrage, raise funds for charity, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, historical, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Any exclusive social gathering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, broadly, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Something (as an event or policy) excessively polite and refined; specifically, one regarded as ineffective and weak.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tea party
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour, made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, Pakistan, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Kashmiri tea, noon chai
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From pink (“pale red; (rare) fashionable, smart”) + tea (“drink made by infusing dried leaves or buds of the tea plant in hot water; light midafternoon meal”).
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
teekutsut
— fashionable formal tea party or other gathering; specifically, one organized and attended chiefly by women
Macedonian:
ча́јанка
(čájanka)
— fashionable formal tea party or other gathering; specifically, one organized and attended chiefly by women
Finnish:
kutsut
— exclusive social gathering
Finnish:
hienosteleva
— something excessively polite and refined; specifically, one regarded as ineffective and weak
Armenian:
վարդագույն թեյ
(vardaguyn tʻey)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Armenian:
քաշմիրի թեյ
(kʻašmiri tʻey)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Belarusian:
Кашмірскі чай
(Kašmirski čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Bengali:
নুন চা
(nun ca)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Bengali:
শির চা
(śir ca)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Finnish:
kašmirilainen tee
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Hindi:
नून चाय
(nūn cāy)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Kashmiri:
نوٗنہٕ چاے
(nūnhụ cāy)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Macedonian:
ро́зов чај
(rózov čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Macedonian:
ка́шмирски чај
(kášmirski čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Malayalam:
കാശ്മീരി ചായ
(kāśmīri cāya)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Persian:
نون چای
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Russian:
розовый чай
(rozovyj čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Russian:
Кашмирский чай
(Kašmirskij čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Ukrainian:
рожевий чай
(roževyj čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Ukrainian:
Кашмірський чай
(Kašmirsʹkyj čaj)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk
Urdu:
نون چائے
(non cāe)
— hot drink from the Indian subcontinent with a pink colour made with gunpowder tea, baking soda, and milk