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souchong

or soo·chong

[ soo-shong, -chong ]

noun

  1. a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.


souchong

/ ˈsuːˈʃɒŋ; -ˈtʃɒŋ /

noun

  1. a black tea with large leaves
“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 souchong1

1750–60; < Chinese dial. (Guangdong) síu-júng, akin to Chinese xiǎozhǒng literally, small sort
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Word History and Origins

Origin of souchong1

C18: from Chinese hsiao-chung small kind
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Example Sentences

Of Green teas there are hardly any left, neither fine Souchong nor Congos, but ordinary, in abundance.

Davy obtained 32·5 of extract from Souchong tea; of which 10 were precipitated by gelatine.

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

Hyson tea and Souchong mixed together, half and half, is a pleasant beverage, and is more healthy than green tea alone.

It is not correct to say that the Souchong is an inferior tea.

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