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congou

[ kong-goo ]

noun

  1. a black tea from China.


congou

/ ˈkɒŋɡuː; ˈkɒŋɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a kind of black tea from China
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of congou1

First recorded in 1715–25; from dialectal Chinese (Xiamen), equivalent to Chinese gōngfū(-chá), literally, “effort (tea)”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of congou1

C18: from Chinese (Amoy) kong hu tē tea prepared with care
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Example Sentences

I made her a few evening visits, and we talked love affairs over muffins and a cup of excellent congou.

Chests of Congou and Souchon and flasks of arrack are standings about.

The next picking is called Souchong; as the leaves grow larger and more mature, they form Congou; and the last picking is Bohea.

Congou, the next higher kind, is named from a corruption of the Chinese Koong-foa (great care, or assiduity).

We commenced the year with prices of congou, the leading article of black tea, at 1s.

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