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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several varieties of aromatic black tea from China. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a fine quality of black tea native to China wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

soochongsoochong

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 小種 /小种 (siu² zung², “subvariety”). See also Hokkien 小種茶 /小种茶 (sió-chióng-tê).

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