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lapsang souchong

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • 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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  • A type of tea made from smoked leaves

    February 8, 2009