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noun
a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.
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Origin:
1850–55;
<
Chinese
wúlóng
literally, black dragon, or < a cognate dial. form
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oolong
(ˈuːˌlɒŋ)
—
n
a kind of dark tea, grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried
[C19: from Chinese
wu lung,
from
wu
black +
lung
dragon]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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oolong
"dark variety of Chinese tea," 1852, from Chinese wu-lung, lit. "black dragon."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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