Oolong Definition

o͝olông, -lŏng
noun
A dark tea from China and Taiwan that is partly fermented before being dried.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Oolong

Noun

Singular:
oolong
Plural:
oolongs

Origin of Oolong

  • Chinese (Mandarin) wūlóng(chá) black dragon (tea) (or a kindred source in another variety of Chinese) wū crow, black (in reference to the color of the crow) (from Middle Chinese ʔuə̆) lóng dragon longan

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 1850s. From Mandarin 烏龍 / 乌龙 (wÅ«lóng), from 烏 / 乌 (wÅ«, “black") + 乌 / é¾™ (lóng, “dragon")

    From Wiktionary

Oolong Sentence Examples

  • A Chiu Chow meal is typically polished off with oolong tea as a digestive aid.

  • Black, green, oolong, white and herbal teas are available infused with many different flavors.

  • Camellia sinensis, or tea plant, can be processed a number of ways to create different varieties of tea, like black, oolong, green or white.

  • Green teas as well as white, oolong, and black teas are all created using the same plant and applying different processing or growing methods.

  • Green tea is less processed than black or oolong teas.

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Words Starting With

OOOOOL

Words Ending With

GNGONG

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With O6 Letter Words Ending With G