Meaning
In Jamaica, 'tea' means any hot morning drink — not only leaf tea. Coffee is 'coffee tea', chocolate is 'chocolate tea', hot Milo, cornmeal porridge, and a mug of hot bush brew are all 'tea'. 'Yuh wan a cup a tea?' might mean any of these. So the everyday morning question of what 'tea' to drink covers a whole range of hot beverages that start the Jamaican day.
Examples
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Yuh wan a cup a tea? — Yes, coffee tea.
Do you want a hot drink? — Yes, coffee.
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Wi have chocolate tea fi breakfast.
We have hot chocolate for breakfast.
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Mint tea good fi di belly.
Mint tea is good for the stomach.
Origin
From 'tea', broadened in Jamaica to mean any hot morning beverage. See Bush tea, Chaklata.
How it’s used
Any hot morning drink (coffee 'tea', chocolate 'tea', bush tea, etc.). See Bush tea, Chaklata.