oolong

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oolong^¹

/ˈuː.lʊŋ/
/ˈoː.loŋ/

Where it comes from

1850s. From either Mandarin 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng) due to hypercorrection, or directly from Hokkien 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông), from 烏 /乌 (o͘, “black”) + 龍 /龙 (liông, “dragon”). See also pouchong from Hokkien 包種茶 /包种茶 (pau-chióng-tê, literally “tea of the wrapped kind”).

noun oolongs

countable, uncountable A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. Near-synonym: black dragon
Similar: black dragon

Oolong^²

proper noun

A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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@misc{oolong_2026,
  title = {oolong},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/oolong},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}