congoun.

Brit.

/ˈkɒŋɡuː/,

/ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/,

/ˈkɒŋɡə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/,

/ˈkɑŋɡu/

Forms: Also congo, kongo.

Etymology: < Chinese kung-fu work, and workman, kung-fu-ch‘a apparently tea on which work or labour is expended. The omission of the f is the foreigner's corruption (Prof. Legge).

A kind of black tea imported from China.

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congou1725

souchong1761

campoi1842

Lapsang Souchong1883

Keemun1892

1725 London Gaz. No. 6376/3 Next Week will be sold, a large Parcel of Bohee, with some Congou and Green Tea.

a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) v. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 126 Congou tea, avadavats, and Indian crackers.

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. viii. 235 A-swelling the receipt of customs by the consumption of Congo!

1875 F. W. Pavy Food & Dietetics (ed. 2) 349 The chief varieties of black tea, arranged in [an upward order of excellence] are Bohea, Oolong, Congou, Campoi, etc.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	congou
释义	congoun. Brit. /ˈkɒŋɡuː/, /ˈkɒŋɡəʊ/, /ˈkɒŋɡə/, U.S. /ˈkɑŋɡoʊ/, /ˈkɑŋɡu/ Forms: Also congo, kongo. Etymology: < Chinese kung-fu work, and workman, kung-fu-ch‘a apparently tea on which work or labour is expended. The omission of the f is the foreigner's corruption (Prof. Legge). A kind of black tea imported from China. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > black China tea congou1725 souchong1761 campoi1842 Lapsang Souchong1883 Keemun1892 1725 London Gaz. No. 6376/3 Next Week will be sold, a large Parcel of Bohee, with some Congou and Green Tea. a1816 R. B. Sheridan School for Scandal (rev. ed.) v. i, in Wks. (1821) II. 126 Congou tea, avadavats, and Indian crackers. 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. vi. viii. 235 A-swelling the receipt of customs by the consumption of Congo! 1875 F. W. Pavy Food & Dietetics (ed. 2) 349 The chief varieties of black tea, arranged in [an upward order of excellence] are Bohea, Oolong, Congou, Campoi, etc. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1725
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