black tea

noun

Tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).

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Meanings

nounblack tea (countable and uncountable, plural black teas)

plural black teas

  1. countableuncountableTea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).

    Synonyms: cha, char, Rosie, Rosie Lee, Rosy, Rosy Lee, tay, tea

  2. UKcountableuncountableA cup of tea served without milk.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).

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Translations

Arabic شَاي أَسْوَد
  • شَاي أَسْوَد (šāy ʔaswad)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Basque te beltz
  • te beltztea leaves which have been "fermented"
Bengali কালো চা
  • কালো চা (kalō ca)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Bulgarian че́рен чай
  • че́рен чай (čéren čaj)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Catalan te negre
  • te negretea leaves which have been "fermented"
Chinese Cantonese 雪茶, 紅茶 /红茶
  • 雪茶 (syut³ caa⁴)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • 紅茶 /红茶cup of tea served without milk
Chinese Mandarin 唐茶, 紅茶 /红茶
  • 唐茶 (tángchá)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • 紅茶 /红茶 (hóngchá)cup of tea served without milk
Czech černý čaj
  • černý čajtea leaves which have been "fermented"
Danish sort te
  • sort tetea leaves which have been "fermented"
Dutch zwarte thee
  • zwarte theetea leaves which have been "fermented"
Esperanto nigra teo
  • nigra teotea leaves which have been "fermented"
Estonian must tee
  • must teetea leaves which have been "fermented"
Finnish musta tee, musta tee
  • musta teetea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • musta teecup of tea served without milk
  • tee mustanacup of tea served without milk
French thé noir, thé noir
  • thé noirtea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • thé noircup of tea served without milk
German Schwarztee, schwarzer Tee
  • Schwarzteetea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • schwarzer Teetea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • Teecup of tea served without milk
Greek μαύρο τσάι, μαύρο τσάι
  • μαύρο τσάι (mávro tsái)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • μαύρο τσάι (mávro tsái)cup of tea served without milk
Hebrew תה שחור
  • תה שחור (te shakhór)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Hindi काली चाय
  • काली चाय (kālī cāy)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Hungarian fekete tea
  • fekete teatea leaves which have been "fermented"
Icelandic svart te
  • svart tetea leaves which have been "fermented"
Indonesian teh hitam, teh hitam
  • teh hitamtea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • teh hitamcup of tea served without milk
Irish tae dubh
  • tae dubhtea leaves which have been "fermented"
Italian tè nero, tè nero
  • tè nerotea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • tè nerocup of tea served without milk
Japanese 紅茶, ストレートティー
  • 紅茶 (kōcha)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • ストレートティー (sutorēto tī)cup of tea served without milk
Korean 홍차
  • 홍차 (hongcha)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Latvian melnā tēja
  • melnā tējatea leaves which have been "fermented"
Lithuanian juodoji arbata
  • juodoji arbatatea leaves which have been "fermented"
Malay teh hitam
  • teh hitamtea leaves which have been "fermented"
Norwegian Bokmål svart te
  • svart tetea leaves which have been "fermented"
Polish czarna herbata, herbata bez mleka
  • czarna herbatatea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • herbata bez mlekacup of tea served without milk
Portuguese chá preto
  • chá pretotea leaves which have been "fermented"
Punjabi ਬਲੈਕ ਟੀ
  • ਬਲੈਕ ਟੀ (balaik ṭī)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Romanian ceai negru
  • ceai negrutea leaves which have been "fermented"
Russian чёрный чай, чай без молока́
  • чёрный чай (čórnyj čaj)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • чай без молока́ (čaj bez moloká)cup of tea served without milk
Scottish Gaelic tì dhubh
  • tì dhubhcup of tea served without milk
Slovak čierny čaj
  • čierny čajtea leaves which have been "fermented"
Spanish té negro, té negro
  • té negrotea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • té negrocup of tea served without milk
Swahili chai ya mkandaa, chai ya rangi
  • chai ya mkandaacup of tea served without milk
  • chai ya rangicup of tea served without milk
  • chai kavucup of tea served without milk
Swedish svart te
  • svart tetea leaves which have been "fermented"
Tamil பிளாக் டீ
  • பிளாக் டீ (piḷāk ṭī)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Thai ชาดำ
  • ชาดำ (chaa-dam)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Turkish siyah çay
  • siyah çaytea leaves which have been "fermented"
Ukrainian чо́рний чай
  • чо́рний чай (čórnyj čaj)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Urdu کالی چائے
  • کالی چائے (kālī cāe)tea leaves which have been "fermented"
Vietnamese trà đen, hồng trà
  • trà đentea leaves which have been "fermented"
  • hồng tràtea leaves which have been "fermented"
Welsh te du
  • te ducup of tea served without milk
Cite this entry
APA

black tea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20tea

MLA

“black tea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20tea. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “black tea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20tea.

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