congou
a black tea from China.
Origin of congou
1- Also congo [kong-goh] /ˈkɒŋ goʊ/ .
Words Nearby congou
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How to use congou in a sentence
I made her a few evening visits, and we talked love affairs over muffins and a cup of excellent congou.
Chests of congou and Souchon and flasks of arrack are standings about.
Rowlandson the Caricaturist. Second Volume | Joseph GregoThe 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 Halecongou, the next higher kind, is named from a corruption of the Chinese Koong-foa (great care, or assiduity).
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million | Sarah Josepha HaleWe commenced the year with prices of congou, the leading article of black tea, at 1s.
British Dictionary definitions for congou
congo (ˈkɒŋɡəʊ)
/ (ˈkɒŋɡuː) /
a kind of black tea from China
Origin of congou
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