Definitions
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- noun A variety of Chinese black tea having a smoky flavor imparted by withering and drying the leaves over fires of pine or other resinous trees.
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- noun A variety of smoked
black tea from the Fujian province of southern China
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Perhaps Amoy lāusiǒng, literally, venerable pine (Amoy lāu, venerable, from Middle Chinese law´; also the source of Mandarin lǎo, aged, venerable + Amoy siông, pine, from Middle Chinese sɦywŋ; also the source of Mandarin sōng) + souchong.]
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From Mandarin 正山小种 (pronounced la̍p-pho·-san sió-chéng in Min Nan)
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timrousbeastie commented on the word lapsang souchong
A type of tea made from smoked leaves
February 8, 2009