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bohea

/ˈboʊ̯.hi/

bohea noun: a black tea from Fujian, China.

Noun (1)

bohea (countable and uncountable, plural boheas)

  1. A black tea from Fujian, China.
    • The breath of the roses, mingled with the fragrant bohea, which stood just made on the little breakfast-table.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 71–72

Noun (2) capitalized: Bohea

Bohea (countable and uncountable, plural Boheas)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of bohea (“a black tea from China”).
    • I cannot say that he partook of these delicacies with any freedom himself, but he did drink his tea when it was given to him although it contained Framley cream;—and, had he known it, Bohea itself from the Framley chest.1861, Anthony Trollope, Framley Parsonage

Forms of bohea

pluralboheas
alternative formBohea
pluralBoheas

Origin of bohea

Borrowed from Hokkien 武夷 (Bú-î) or 武夷茶 (Bú-î-tê, “Bohea tea”), named after the Bohea Hills or in Hokkien 武夷山 (Bú-î-soaⁿ), also known as Wuyi Mountains from Mandarin 武夷山 (Wǔyíshān), in Fujian where the tea is grown. Compare French bou.

Questions about bohea

What does bohea mean?
Bohea means a black tea from Fujian, China.
What part of speech is bohea?
Bohea is a noun.
How do you pronounce bohea?
Bohea is pronounced /ˈboʊ̯.hi/.
What is the plural of bohea?
The plural of bohea is boheas.

Words near bohea in the dictionary

  1. Bohanons
  2. Bohans
  3. Bohdan
  4. Bohdanivka
  5. bohdanowiczite
  6. bohea
  7. boheas
  8. bohemia
  9. bohemian
  10. Bohemian chatterer
  11. Bohemian chatterers

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