congou
[
kong
-goo]
/ˈkɒŋ gu/
noun
1.
a black tea from China.
Also,
congo
.
Origin
1715-25;
<
dialectal Chinese
(Xiamen), equivalent to
Chinese
gōngfū
(
-chá
) literally, effort (tea)
British Dictionary definitions for
congou
congou
/
ˈkɒŋɡuː
/
noun
1.
a kind of black tea from China
Word Origin
C18: from Chinese (Amoy)
kong hu tē
tea prepared with care