Meaning
A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
Etymology
Origin: Chinese
1850s. From either Mandarin 烏龍 /乌龙 (wūlóng) due to hypercorrection, or directly from Hokkien 烏龍 /乌龙 (o͘-liông), from 烏 /乌 (o͘, “black”) + 龍 /龙 (liông, “dragon”). See also pouchong from Hokkien 包種茶 /包种茶 (pau-chióng-tê, literally “tea of the wrapped kind”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
black dragon
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 11 recorded puzzles: