tetera

See also: tétera

Catalan

Etymology

From te (“tea”) +‎ -t- +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [təˈte̞.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [təˈte.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [teˈte.ɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -eɾa

Noun

tetera f (plural teteres)

1. teapot

Derived terms

• cobretetera

Further reading

• “tetera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “tetera”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “tetera” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “tetera”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈteɾa/ [t̪eˈt̪e.ɾa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾa
• Syllabification: te‧te‧ra

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Hokkien 茶 (tê)bor.

Spanish té

Spanish -t-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -ārius

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Latin -āria

Spanish -era

Spanish tetera

From té (“tea”) + -t- + -era. Compare French théière, Italian teiera. See also cafetera (“coffeemaker; coffeepot”).

Noun

tetera f (plural teteras)

1. teapot (vessel for tea)

   Synonym: charera

2. teakettle; kettle (for boiling water)

   Synonyms: hervidor, pava

Related terms

• té

See also

• charera

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).

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

Derived terms

• hacer tetera (verb)

Further reading

• “tetera”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026