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black tea

black tea noun: tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).

Noun

black tea (countable and uncountable, plural black teas)

  1. Tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).
    Synonyms:
    cha, char, Rosie, Rosie Lee, Rosy, Rosy Lee, tay, tea, wet and warm, Chinese tea
  2. (UK) A cup of tea served without milk.

black tea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

black tea in Hindi

tea leaves which have been "fermented"
काली चाय kālī cāy

black tea in Tamil

tea leaves which have been "fermented"
பிளாக் டீ piḷāk ṭī

black tea in Urdu

tea leaves which have been "fermented"
کالی چائے kālī cāe

black tea in Bengali

tea leaves which have been "fermented"
কালো চা kalō ca
More languagesFewer languages
black tea in Malayalam
കട്ടൻ ചായ kaṭṭaṉ cāya
black tea in Punjabi
ਬਲੈਕ ਟੀ balaik ṭī
black tea in Gujarati
કાળી ચા kāḷī cā
black tea in Assamese
ৰঙা চাহ roṅa sah
black tea in Arabic
شَاي أَسْوَد šāy ʔaswad
black tea in Malay
teh hitam
black tea in Indonesian
teh hitam
black tea in Thai
ชาดำ chaa-dam
black tea in Vietnamese
trà đen, hồng trà
black tea in Myanmar
အချိုခြောက် a.hkyuihkrauk

Synonyms of black tea

All synonyms of black tea

Forms of black tea

pluralblack teas

Questions about black tea

What does black tea mean?
Black tea means tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).
What is black tea in Hindi?
Black tea in Hindi is काली चाय (kālī cāy). See Black tea meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is black tea?
Black tea is a noun.
What is the plural of black tea?
The plural of black tea is black teas.

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