Etymology

oolong tea

Today it means: A type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea. Full definition →

Hokkien 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶
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  1. Hokkien · derived from烏龍茶 /乌龙茶
  2. English todayoolong tea

Either a partial calque of Mandarin 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá), or directly from Hokkien 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶 (o͘-liông-tê), from 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông, literally “black dragon”) + 茶 (tê, “tea”).

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