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Greek
Etymology
From τέιο (téio, “tea”) + -μαντεία (-manteía, “divination, -mancy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.i.o.manˈdi.a/
- Hyphenation: τε‧ϊ‧ο‧μα‧ντεί‧α
Noun
τεϊομαντεία • (teïomanteía) f (plural τεϊομαντείες)
- tea tasseography, tea tasseomancy, tea reading (the supposed prediction of the future with the leaves left in a cup of tea after drinking it)
Declension
- τσάι n (tsái, “tea”)
- καφεμαντεία f (kafemanteía, “tasseography using coffee grounds”)