oolong

[ oo-lawng, -long ]

noun

1. a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.

oolong

/ ˈuːˌlɒŋ /

noun

1. a kind of dark tea, grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried

Word History and Origins

Origin of oolong¹

First recorded in 1850–55, oolong is from the Chinese word wúlóng literally, black dragon, or < a cognate dial. form

Word History and Origins

Origin of oolong¹

C19: from Chinese wu lung, from wu black + lung dragon

Example Sentences

I've been lottin' all the way on a cup o' that best tea o' yourn,—some o' that Oolong you keep in the little chist.

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Oolong, from the island of Formosa, has the appearance of a black tea, with the flavor of a green.

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But here he had to choose intelligently among orange pekoe, oolong, Ceylon, and English-breakfast teas.

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All this happened within two hours from the time I erected the lop-eared, knocked-kneed and club-footed Oolong in my household.

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I turned on the pillow with a little moan, and at this juncture Jeeves entered with the vital oolong.

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