gunpowder tea

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gunpowder tea

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Perhaps from the similarity in appearance to the pelletized forms of gunpowder. The Chinese name is 珠茶 (zhūchá, literally “pearl tea”). The derivation from Chinese 剛泡的 /刚泡的 (gāng pào de, “freshly brewed”) is likely a folk etymology.

noun gunpowder teas

countable, uncountable A form of Chinese green tea in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet.
Similar: gunpowder[Appendix:Glossary, pearl tea, cha, char, Rosie, Rosie Lee, Rosy, Rosy Lee, tay, tea, wet and warm

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@misc{gunpowder_tea_2026,
  title = {gunpowder tea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gunpowder%20tea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}