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oolong

[ oo-lawng, -long ]
/ ˈuˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /

noun

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

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Origin of oolong

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

Words nearby oolong

oolachan, oolemma, oolite, oolith, oology, oolong, oom, oomiak, oompah, Oom Paul, oomph
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British Dictionary definitions for oolong

oolong
/ (ˈuːˌlɒŋ) /

noun

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

Word Origin for oolong

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