bohea

B3O1H4E1A1
/ˈboʊ̯.hi/

noun

A black tea from Fujian, China.

OriginHokkien 武夷 →
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Meanings

bohea1

nounbohea (countable and uncountable, plural boheas)

plural boheas · alternative Bohea

  1. countableuncountableA black tea from Fujian, China.

    The breath of the roses, mingled with the fragrant bohea, which stood just made on the little breakfast-table.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 71–72

Bohea2

nounBohea (countable and uncountable, plural Boheas)

plural Boheas

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of bohea (“a black tea from China”).

    I cannot say that he partook of these delicacies with any freedom himself, but he did drink his tea when it was given to him although it contained Framley cream;—and, had he known it, Bohea itself from the Framley chest.

    1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage

Origin

  1. Hokkien武夷
  2. Englishbohea

Borrowed from Hokkien 武夷 (Bú-î) or 武夷茶 (Bú-î-tê, “Bohea tea”), named after the Bohea Hills or in Hokkien 武夷山 (Bú-î-soaⁿ), also known as Wuyi Mountains from Mandarin 武夷山 (Wǔyíshān), in Fujian where the tea is grown. Compare French bou.

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APA

bohea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bohea

MLA

“bohea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bohea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bohea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bohea.

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