oolong

oo·long

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Definitions of oolong word

noun oolong a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried. 1
noun oolong A dark-colored China tea made by fermenting the withered leaves to about half the degree usual for black teas. 1
noun oolong a kind of dark tea, grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried 0
noun oolong a dark tea from China and Taiwan that is partly fermented before being dried 0

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

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

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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