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noun
A kind of Chinese black tea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, dated, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of congou.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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noun
black tea grown in China
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: congo, congou tea, English breakfast tea
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: black tea
History
From Chinese 工夫, possibly Hokkien 工夫 (kang-hu). Compare kung fu.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
