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oolong

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈuː.lʊŋ/
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/ˈuː.lʊŋ/ · /ˈoː.loŋ/

Definition of oolong

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
    “Near-synonym: black dragon”
    “Flavour and aroma of semi-fermented teas is dictated by the extent of fermentation and, for this reason, oolong has a considerably stronger flavour than pouchong, which undergoes a significantly shorter fermentation.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
    “Near-synonym: black dragon”
    “Flavour and aroma of semi-fermented teas is dictated by the extent of fermentation and, for this reason, oolong has a considerably stronger flavour than pouchong, which undergoes a significantly shorter fermentation.”

name

  1. A locality in the Upper Lachlan council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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Etymology

1850s. From either Mandarin 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng) due to hypercorrection, or directly from Hokkien 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông), from 烏 /乌 (o͘, “black”) + 龍 /龙 (liông, “dragon”). See also pouchong from Hokkien 包種茶 /包种茶 (pau-chióng-tê, literally “tea of the wrapped kind”).

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