gunpowder tea

English

Etymology

Perhaps from the similarity in appearance to gunpowder pellets. The Chinese name is 珠茶 (zhūchá, literally “pearl tea”). The derivation from Chinese 剛泡的 / 刚泡的 (gāng pào de, “freshly brewed”) is likely a folk etymology.

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Noun

gunpowder tea (countable and uncountable, plural gunpowder teas)

  2. A form of Chinese green tea in which each leaf has been rolled into a small round pellet.
    Synonyms: gunpowder (ellipsis), pearl tea; see also Thesaurus:tea
    Hypernyms: green tea < tea
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