Etymology

Keemun

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Today it means: A variety of Chinese black tea. Full definition →

Cantonese 祁門 /祁门
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from祁門 /祁门
  2. English todayKeemun

Borrowed from Cantonese 祁門 /祁门 (kei⁴ mun⁴), the name of the county where the tea was originally produced.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.