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oolong tea

/ˈuː.lʊŋ tʰi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
oo-long tea
IPA
/ˈuː.lʊŋ tʰi/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

oolong teas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oolong[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms

black dragon

Questions

How do you pronounce oolong tea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈuː.lʊŋ tʰi/.
What does oolong tea mean?
A type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.
Where does oolong tea come 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”).

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