oolong tea
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oolong tea
- /ˈuː.lʊŋ tʰi/
- /ˈoː.loŋ tʰi/
Where it comes from
Either a partial calque of Mandarin 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá), or directly from Hokkien 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶 (o͘-liông-tê), from 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông, literally “black dragon”) + 茶 (tê, “tea”).
noun oolong teas
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A type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.
Near-synonym: black dragon
Similar: black dragon
Translations
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noun type of tea
| Español | té de oolong, té oolong |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우롱차 urongcha |
| 日本語 | 烏竜茶, 烏龍茶, ウーロン茶 ūroncha |
| 中文 | 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶 wūlóng chá |
| हिन्दी | कालानाग kālānāg |
| Français | thé oolong |
| Deutsch | Oolong-Tee |
| Italiano | tè oolong, oolong, tè blu |
| Русский | улу́н ulún, чай улу́н čaj ulún |
| Tiếng Việt | trà ô long |
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title = {oolong tea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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