Bohea

[ boh-hee ]

/ boʊˈhi /

noun

an inferior grade of black tea.

Origin of Bohea

1695–1705; < dialectal Chinese (Fujian) Bu-i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown

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Examples from the Web for bohea

The time occupied in the entire transport by land and river, from the Bohea country to Canton, is about six weeks or two months.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442|Various
To have the Spectator served up every morning with the bohea and rolls, was a luxury for the few.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
The next picking is called Souchong; as the leaves grow larger and more mature, they form Congou; and the last picking is Bohea.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
Bohea is the name of the hills in the region where it is gathered.
Tea and Tea Drinking|Arthur Reade

Sit down then, and behave decently while the Bohea is brewing.
Mohawks, Volume 3 of 3|Mary Elizabeth Braddon

British Dictionary definitions for bohea

bohea

/ (bəʊˈhiː) /

noun

a black Chinese tea, once regarded as the choicest, but now as an inferior grade

Word Origin for bohea

C18: from Chinese (Fukien dialect) bu-i, from Mandarin Chinese Wu-i Shan range of hills on which this tea was grown

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