Pu-erh

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of pu'er (“a kind of tea”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of pu-erh, a kind of tea from Pu'er. alt-of, archaic, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Pu'er in Yunnan, China. alt-of, alternative, historical

    "In reporting to the Empress of China the occurrence of a violent earthquake at the town of Pu-erh on November 14 last year, the Viceroy of Yunnan observes with humility that this awful visitation is to be regarded as a penalty of Heaven for his own inefficiency and incompetency and that of his staff."

Synonyms

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bo leipu'er city

Example

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"Nothing in Chinese cuisine has impressed me like Pu-Erh tea."

Etymology

Shortened from pu-erh tea, from the Wade–Giles romanization (properly p‘u-êrh) of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 普洱茶 (pǔ'ěrchá).

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