A Spanish lesson, about "tea."

Last month at the resthome, I was talking with my one (Mexican) coworker in the kitchen who lets me speak Spanish with her.

I needed some tea, so I asked her, "Como se llama 'tea' en espanol?" ("How is 'tea' said in Spanish?").

"Te," she was like, and then after a pause, "...quila," and then she laughed brightly.