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oolong

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈuːˌlɒŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(o̅o̅′lông′, -long′)

oo•long (o̅o̅′lông′, -long′),USA pronunciation n.

a brown or amber tea grown in China and Taiwan and partially fermented before being dried.

a cognate dialect, dialectal form
Chinese wúlóng literally, black dragon, or
1850–55

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oolong /ˈuːˌlɒŋ/ n

a kind of dark tea, grown in China, that is partly fermented before being dried

Etymology: 19th Century: from Chinese wu lung, from wu black + lung dragon

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