souchong
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sou·chong
also soo·chong (so͞o′chŏng′, -shŏng′)n.
Any of several varieties of black tea native to China and adjacent regions.
[Cantonese siu2 zung2 (caa4), small variety (tea), souchong (tea); akin to Mandarin xiǎozhǒng, small variety : Mandarin xiǎo, small (from Middle Chinese siaw´) + Mandarin zhǒng, seed, kind, sort, variety (from Middle Chinese tʂywŋ´).]
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souchong
(ˈsuːˈʃɒŋ; -ˈtʃɒŋ)n
(Cookery) a black tea with large leaves
[C18: from Chinese hsiao-chung small kind]
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sou•chong
(ˈsuˈʃɒŋ, -ˈtʃɒŋ)n.
a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.
[1750–60; < Chinese dial. (Guangdong) síu-júng, akin to Chinese xiǎozhǒng literally, small sort]
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Noun | 1. | souchong - a fine quality of black tea native to China black tea - fermented tea leaves |
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