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souchong

American  
[soo-shong, -chong] / ˈsuˈʃɒŋ, -ˈtʃɒŋ /
Or soochong

noun

  1. a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.


souchong British  
/ ˈsuːˈʃɒŋ, -ˈtʃɒŋ /

noun

  1. a black tea with large leaves

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of souchong

1750–60; < Chinese dial. (Guangdong) síu-júng, akin to Chinese xiǎozhǒng literally, small sort

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The smoky, bubbly blend of lemon-orange oleo-saccharum, Lapsang souchong tea, soda and tonic waters tastes as if it packs a boozy punch.

From Seattle Times Dec. 11, 2022

Lapsang souchong tea is available at many gourmet markets and online.

From Washington Post Aug. 14, 2019

I keep coming back to his flavor combinations—lately, a savory tea soup featuring Lapsang souchong steeped with ginger, cloves, and mushrooms, in which ribbons of yellow squash wave like flashes of sunlight.

From The New Yorker Dec. 19, 2018

The chocolatier Michael Klug uses ingredients like lemongrass, mango, Lapsang souchong tea, plum wine and five-spice: $24 to $75 through Feb. 18, L.A.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2016

As a cynic observed, one night at souchong, it took a siege to test one's intelligence—and it tried the cynics as much as the non-intellectual.

From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.

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