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noun
A form of Chinese green tea in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: gunpowder[Appendix:Glossary, pearl tea, cha, char, Rosie, Rosie Lee, Rosy, Rosy Lee, tay, tea, wet and warm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: green tea, tea
History
Perhaps from the similarity in appearance to the pelletized forms of gunpowder. The Chinese name is 珠茶 (zhūchá, literally “pearl tea”). The derivation from Chinese 剛泡的 /刚泡的 (gāng pào de, “freshly brewed”) is likely a folk etymology.
