lapsang souchong

noun

A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

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Meanings

lapsang souchong1

nounlapsang souchong (usually uncountable, plural lapsang souchongs)

plural lapsang souchongs

  1. uncountableusuallyA variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

    Synonyms: lapsang

Lapsang Souchong2

nounLapsang Souchong (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of lapsang souchong.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

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Origin

  1. Cantonese立山小種 /立山小种
  2. Englishlapsang souchong

From Cantonese 立山小種 /立山小种 (laap⁶ saan¹ siu² zung², literally “Mt. Li (Lapu) sub-variety”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 正山小種 /正山小种, 拉普山小種 /拉普山小种
  • 正山小種 /正山小种 (zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng)tea
  • 拉普山小種 /拉普山小种 (Lāpǔ shān xiǎozhǒng)tea
  • 立山小種 /立山小种 (Lì shān xiǎozhǒng)tea
Japanese 正山小種, 正山小種
  • 正山小種 (rapusan sūchon)tea
  • 正山小種 (seisan shōshu)tea
Korean 정산소종, 랍상 소우총
  • 정산소종 (jeongsansojong)tea
  • 랍상 소우총 (rapsang souchong)tea
Polish lapsang souchong
  • lapsang souchongtea
Russian лапса́н соучу́н, лапса́н сушо́нг
  • лапса́н соучу́н (lapsán součún)tea
  • лапса́н сушо́нг (lapsán sušóng)tea
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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