Etymology

souchong

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Today it means: Any of several varieties of aromatic black tea from China. Full definition →

Cantonese 小種 /小种
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from小種 /小种“subvariety”
  2. English todaysouchong

Borrowed from Cantonese 小種 /小种 (siu² zung², “subvariety”). See also Hokkien 小種茶 /小种茶 (sió-chióng-tê).

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