oolong tea
/ˈuː.lʊŋ tʰi/
oolong tea noun: a type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.
Noun
oolong tea (countable and uncountable, plural oolong teas)
- A type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.
- Near-synonym: black dragon
- Synonyms:
- black dragon
oolong tea meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Pashto
oolong tea in Hindi
- type of tea
- कालानाग kālānāg
oolong tea in Marathi
- type of tea
- ऊलाँग चहा ūlŏṅga cahā
oolong tea in Bengali
- type of tea
- কালোনাগ kalōnag
oolong tea in Pashto
- type of tea
- وولونګ چای wûlong čây
More languagesFewer languages
- oolong tea in Thai
- ชาอูหลง chaa-uu-lǒng
- oolong tea in Vietnamese
- trà ô long
Synonyms of oolong tea
Forms of oolong tea
| plural | oolong teas |
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Origin of oolong tea
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”).
Questions about oolong tea
- What does oolong tea mean?
- Oolong tea means a type of tea with a taste in between green tea and black tea.
- What is oolong tea in Hindi?
- Oolong tea in Hindi is कालानाग (kālānāg). See Oolong tea meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is oolong tea?
- Oolong tea is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oolong tea?
- Oolong tea is pronounced /ˈuː.lʊŋ tʰi/.
- What is the plural of oolong tea?
- The plural of oolong tea is oolong teas.
Words near oolong tea in the dictionary
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