twankay

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noun

A variety of green tea.

OriginChinese 屯溪 →
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Meanings

nountwankay (countable and uncountable, plural twankays)

plural twankays · alternative Twankay · alternative Twankey

  1. archaiccountableuncountableA variety of green tea.

    Hyson, including superior Twankay, at 3s.

    1827 December 28, The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany, volume 24, page 798
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    The varieties of green tea are, twankay, and several kinds of hyson: the former is a coarse article.

    1837, “On Dietetic Chemistry”, in Magazine of Popular Science, and Journal of the Useful Arts, volume 3, page 252

    There is now scarcely any bohea or twankay imported (at least under those names) to what there was formerly.

    1856, Leone Levi, Annals of British Legislation, volume 1, page 18

Origin

  1. Chinese屯溪“Tunxi district, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China”
  2. Englishtwankay

From Chinese 屯溪 (Túnxī, “Tunxi district, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, China”).

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APA

twankay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twankay

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“twankay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twankay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twankay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twankay.

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