English–Spanish

“small cup of tea” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/teˈθito/

Example

¿Puedes darme un tecito, por favor?

Can you give me a small cup of tea, please?

Illustration for tecito (small cup of tea)

How to say “small cup of tea” in Spanish

“Small cup of tea” in Spanish is tecito.

A small steaming cup of tea.

Full entry for tecito: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with tecito

Después de la caminata, tomamos un tecito para entrar en calor.

After the walk, we had a small cup of tea to warm up.

Tips for using tecito

  • Common in informal offers, tecito sounds friendlier than the neutral una taza de té and is often used to soften an invitation, as in '¿Quieres un tecito?'

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