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red tea

red tea noun: a tisane (herbal tea) beverage made from various bush plants native to southern Africa, especially rooibos or honeybush.

Noun

red tea (countable and uncountable, plural red teas)

  1. A tisane (herbal tea) beverage made from various bush plants native to southern Africa, especially rooibos or honeybush.
  2. Black tea.

Forms of red tea

pluralred teas

Origin of red tea

The “black tea” sense is a calque of Chinese 紅茶 /红茶 (hóngchá, literally “red tea”).

Questions about red tea

What does red tea mean?
Red tea means a tisane (herbal tea) beverage made from various bush plants native to southern Africa, especially rooibos or honeybush.
What part of speech is red tea?
Red tea is a noun.
What is the plural of red tea?
The plural of red tea is red teas.

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