Etymology

pu'er

Pu·er

Today it means: A kind of fermented dark Assam green tea (C. sinensis var. assamica). Full definition →

Chinese 普洱茶
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pu'er · noun1

  1. Chinese · derived from普洱茶
  2. English todaypu'er

Shortened from pu'er tea, from the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 普洱茶 (pǔ'ěrchá).

Pu'er · proper noun, noun2

  1. Mandarin · derived from普洱
  2. English todayPu'er

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 普洱 (Pǔ'ěr). As the tea, shortened from Pu'er tea.

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