Phrase guide

Lapsang Souchong

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of lapsang souchong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lapsang

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Cantonese 立山小種 /立山小种 (laap6 saan1 siu2 zung2, literally “Mt. Li (Lapu) sub-variety”).

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 正山小種 /正山小种 (zhèngshān xiǎozhǒng) — tea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 拉普山小種 /拉普山小种 (Lāpǔ shān xiǎozhǒng) — tea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 立山小種 /立山小种 (Lì shān xiǎozhǒng) — tea
  • Japanese: 正山小種 (rapusan sūchon) — tea
  • Japanese: 正山小種 (seisan shōshu) — tea
  • Korean: 정산소종 (jeongsansojong) — tea
  • Korean: 랍상 소우총 (rapsang souchong) — tea
  • Polish: lapsang souchong — tea
  • Russian: лапса́н соучу́н (lapsán součún) — tea
  • Russian: лапса́н сушо́нг (lapsán sušóng) — tea