oolong

Noun
US[oo-lawng]/ˈulɔŋ/2 syllables

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Noun (1)

  1. Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being driedType of tea, tea leaf
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Oo′long noun

Origin: Chinese, green dragon.

A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea. [Written also oulong.]

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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