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congou
[
kong
-goo
]
con·gou
/
ˈkɒŋ
gu
/
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[
kong
-goo
]
Show IPA
noun
a black tea from China.
Also,
congo.
Origin:
1715–25;
<
dialectal Chinese
(Xiamen), equivalent to
Chinese
gōngfū
(
-chá
) literally, effort (tea)
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congou
or
congo
(ˈkɒŋɡuː, ˈkɒŋɡəʊ)
—
n
a kind of black tea from China
[C18: from Chinese (Amoy)
kong hu tē
tea prepared with care]
congo
or
congo
—
n
[C18: from Chinese (Amoy)
kong hu tē
tea prepared with care]
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