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congou

/ˈkɒŋɡuː/

congou noun: a kind of Chinese black tea.

Noun (1)

congou (countable and uncountable, plural congous)

  1. (dated) A kind of Chinese black tea.

Noun (2) capitalized: Congou

Congou (uncountable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of congou.

Forms of congou

pluralcongous
alternative formcongo
alternative formkongo

Origin of congou

From Chinese 工夫, possibly Hokkien 工夫 (kang-hu). Compare kung fu.

Questions about congou

What does congou mean?
Congou means a kind of Chinese black tea.
What part of speech is congou?
Congou is a noun.
How do you pronounce congou?
Congou is pronounced /ˈkɒŋɡuː/.
What is the plural of congou?
The plural of congou is congous.

Words near congou in the dictionary

  1. congomen
  2. congophilia
  3. congophilic
  4. congophilous
  5. congos
  6. congou
  7. congous
  8. congraduations
  9. congradulations
  10. congrat
  11. congrate

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Adapted from Wiktionary: congou (page history and authors); Congou (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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