noun
oolong
OO-luung
noun
1
A partially fermented Chinese tea that sits between green and black tea in flavor and processing.
"She prefers a light oolong to a strong black tea in the afternoon."
How to Use Oolong
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA style of Chinese tea, partly fermented, with a taste between green tea and black tea.
Word Forms
oolongs plural
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Etymology
From Chinese/Hokkien 烏龍 (o͘-liông), literally "black dragon."