Bohea
[ boh-hee ]
/ boʊˈhi /
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noun
an inferior grade of black tea.
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Origin of Bohea
1695–1705; <dialectal Chinese (Fujian) Bu-i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown
Words nearby Bohea
bogus, bogwood, bogy, boh, Bo Hai, Bohea, Bohemia, Bohemia-Moravia, Bohemian, Bohemian Brethren, Bohemian Forest
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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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