English Explanatory Dictionary

yellow tea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste
  2. A slightly oxidised Korean tea, made in a similar way to oolong or black tea but with less oxidisation

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-yellow tea.wav

Word forms

yellow tea yellow teas

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 黃茶 /黄茶 (huángchá).

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