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Oopack

Oopack noun: a kind of black tea.

Noun

Oopack (countable and uncountable, plural Oopacks)

  1. (dated) A kind of black tea.
    • Oopacks is a general term covering the teas of Hupeh Province, the word being a derivation of the name Hupeh in the Canton dialect. Because of their similar quality and sale on the Hankow market, teas produced in the Hsiangying, Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hwangchow Districts of Hunan also are known as...1935, William H. Ukers, “Tea Characteristics”, in All About Tea, volume I, New York: The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal Company, →OCLC, pages 228–229

Proper noun

Oopack

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Hubei: the Cantonese-derived name.
    • Such eagerness and competition as this, regardless of quality and almost of price, is the fruitful encouragement to teamen of carelessness in the manufacture of both the tea and the packages. The result has proved that in all the Oopack (Hoopeh) districts, this carelessness had already commenced...1870 April, G. W. Caine, “Report on Trade at Hankow during 1868.”, in Commercial Reports from Her Majesty's Consuls in China and Siam. 1869., number 7, London: Harrison and Sons, →OCLC, page 82
    • The postal advices from Hankow relative to Season 1877-78 state that the Shensi traders (Chinese), who have hitherto packed teas in the Oopack Province for the overland trade, via Kiachta, to the great fair held annually at Nichni Novgorod, this season prepared them for shipment to Russia, via the...1877 June 18, “Monetary and Commercial.”, in The London and China Telegraph, volume XIX, number 720, →OCLC, page 554, columns 1–2
    Synonyms:
    Hubei

Synonyms of Oopack

Forms of Oopack

pluralOopacks
alternative formOopak

Origin of Oopack

From romanization of Cantonese 湖北 (wu⁴ bak¹). The black tea is named from the district in China.

Questions about Oopack

What does Oopack mean?
Oopack means a kind of black tea.
What part of speech is Oopack?
Oopack can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Oopack?
The plural of Oopack is Oopacks.

Words near Oopack in the dictionary

  1. ooooh
  2. OOOP
  3. OOOPs
  4. oop
  5. oopa
  6. Oopack
  7. Oopacks
  8. Oopak
  9. Oopaks
  10. oopart
  11. ooparts

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