Bohea

[ boh-hee ]

noun
  1. an inferior grade of black tea.

Origin of Bohea

1
1695–1705; <dialectal Chinese (Fujian) Bu-i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown

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British Dictionary definitions for bohea

bohea

/ (bəʊˈhiː) /


noun
  1. a black Chinese tea, once regarded as the choicest, but now as an inferior grade

Origin of bohea

1
C18: from Chinese (Fukien dialect) bu-i, from Mandarin Chinese Wu-i Shan range of hills on which this tea was grown

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