Assamn.

Brit.

/əˈsam/,

/aˈsam/, U.S.

/əˈsæm/,

/æˈsæm/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Assam.

Etymology: < Assam (Assamese asam/ɔxɔm/, Bengali āsām), the name of a region (now a state) in north-eastern India.The Assamese place name asam is attested in the 16th cent. and is probably related to the name of the local Ahom people (see Ahom adj.). The region was not a single polity before it gradually came under British influence in the late 18th and early 19th cent. In 1826 it was made part of the Bengal Presidency, remained a part of the British Empire until 1947, and subsequently became a state of independent India. The place name is attested in English contexts from the 17th cent.

I. Compounds.

1. Assam tea n. any of several kinds of tea grown in the state of Assam in north-east India; spec. that produced locally from the large-leaved variety native to the region, Camellia sinensis var. assamica, which is now also widely grown elsewhere for the production of black tea.

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the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > Indian tea

Indian tea1710

Indian1748

Assam tea1834

Assam1874

Darjeeling1882

1834 N. Wallich Let. 24 Dec. in Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. (1835) 18 i. 212 The preceding remarks are made with reference chiefly to the Assam tea and the Nipal camellia.

1870 Nature 14 July 216/1 Many of the Assam teas have a fine malty flavour.

1957 Econ. Bot. 11 24/1 Assam tea..proved to have a higher yield and a greater export popularity.

1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 Apr. 6 A mouthful of chilled Assam tea with a tartaric acid chaser isn't everyone's idea of the perfect aperitif.

2015 A. D. Aczel iv. Finding Zero 39 Drinking a succession of cups of Assam tea.

2. attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to the region or state of Assam in north-east India; spec. of or relating to the tea grown in Assam’.

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the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [adjective] > Indian

Assam1839

1839 Bombay Times 10 July 440/2 The genuine character of the Assam plant.

1871 E. Balfour Cycl. India 269/2 The five races in whose possession..are the broad lands of the Assam chain.

1931 Times 17 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Finest Darjeeling. Assam blend.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVIII. 17/1 The weight of 2,000 freshly plucked China bush shoots may be one pound..; the same number of Assam shoots may weigh two pounds.

1990 Hindu (Coimbatore) 26 Jan. 9/1 Some of the staunchest participants of the Assam agitation.

2008 D. Sinha et al. in J. W. Rosenthal & W. J. Carey Prevention of Cancer: New Res. xiv. 175 Green tea and black tea (Darjeeling and Assam variety).

II. Simple uses.

3. = Assam tea n. at sense 1.

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the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > Indian tea

Indian tea1710

Indian1748

Assam tea1834

Assam1874

Darjeeling1882

1874 E. Money Ess. Cultiv. & Manuf. Tea (ed. 2) Addenda p. vi The sterner sex preferring Assam unmixed, while the working classes of both sexes are unanimous in favour of the unadulterated Indian article.

c1938 Fortnum & Mason Price List 6 Blend of choice Assam, Dooars, Ceylon and Darjeeling.

1986 Financial Times 23 Apr. i. 36/1 Assams were generally strong with selected lines ‘substantially dearer’.

2007 Hotel & Caterer (Nexis) 9 Aug. The best-selling beverage at the moment is English breakfast tea (a blend of Assam, Darjeeling and Ceylon).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	assam
释义	Assamn. Brit. /əˈsam/, /aˈsam/, U.S. /əˈsæm/, /æˈsæm/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Assam. Etymology: < Assam (Assamese asam/ɔxɔm/, Bengali āsām), the name of a region (now a state) in north-eastern India.The Assamese place name asam is attested in the 16th cent. and is probably related to the name of the local Ahom people (see Ahom adj.). The region was not a single polity before it gradually came under British influence in the late 18th and early 19th cent. In 1826 it was made part of the Bengal Presidency, remained a part of the British Empire until 1947, and subsequently became a state of independent India. The place name is attested in English contexts from the 17th cent. I. Compounds. 1. Assam tea n. any of several kinds of tea grown in the state of Assam in north-east India; spec. that produced locally from the large-leaved variety native to the region, Camellia sinensis var. assamica, which is now also widely grown elsewhere for the production of black tea. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > Indian tea Indian tea1710 Indian1748 Assam tea1834 Assam1874 Darjeeling1882 1834 N. Wallich Let. 24 Dec. in Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. (1835) 18 i. 212 The preceding remarks are made with reference chiefly to the Assam tea and the Nipal camellia. 1870 Nature 14 July 216/1 Many of the Assam teas have a fine malty flavour. 1957 Econ. Bot. 11 24/1 Assam tea..proved to have a higher yield and a greater export popularity. 1988 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 26 Apr. 6 A mouthful of chilled Assam tea with a tartaric acid chaser isn't everyone's idea of the perfect aperitif. 2015 A. D. Aczel iv. Finding Zero 39 Drinking a succession of cups of Assam tea. 2. attributive, with the sense ‘of or relating to the region or state of Assam in north-east India; spec. of or relating to the tea grown in Assam’. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [adjective] > Indian Assam1839 1839 Bombay Times 10 July 440/2 The genuine character of the Assam plant. 1871 E. Balfour Cycl. India 269/2 The five races in whose possession..are the broad lands of the Assam chain. 1931 Times 17 Dec. 1/5 (advt.) Finest Darjeeling. Assam blend. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVIII. 17/1 The weight of 2,000 freshly plucked China bush shoots may be one pound..; the same number of Assam shoots may weigh two pounds. 1990 Hindu (Coimbatore) 26 Jan. 9/1 Some of the staunchest participants of the Assam agitation. 2008 D. Sinha et al. in J. W. Rosenthal & W. J. Carey Prevention of Cancer: New Res. xiv. 175 Green tea and black tea (Darjeeling and Assam variety). II. Simple uses. 3. = Assam tea n. at sense 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > tea manufacture > [noun] > types of dry tea > Indian tea Indian tea1710 Indian1748 Assam tea1834 Assam1874 Darjeeling1882 1874 E. Money Ess. Cultiv. & Manuf. Tea (ed. 2) Addenda p. vi The sterner sex preferring Assam unmixed, while the working classes of both sexes are unanimous in favour of the unadulterated Indian article. c1938 Fortnum & Mason Price List 6 Blend of choice Assam, Dooars, Ceylon and Darjeeling. 1986 Financial Times 23 Apr. i. 36/1 Assams were generally strong with selected lines ‘substantially dearer’. 2007 Hotel & Caterer (Nexis) 9 Aug. The best-selling beverage at the moment is English breakfast tea (a blend of Assam, Darjeeling and Ceylon). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834
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