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congou

/kong-goo/US // ˈkɒŋ gu //UK // (ˈkɒŋɡuː) //

刚果共和国,刚果,刚果人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a black tea from China.

Examples

  • I made her a few evening visits, and we talked love affairs over muffins and a cup of excellent congou.

  • Chests of Congou and Souchon and flasks of arrack are standings about.

  • The next picking is called Souchong; as the leaves grow larger and more mature, they form Congou; and the last picking is Bohea.

  • Congou, the next higher kind, is named from a corruption of the Chinese Koong-foa (great care, or assiduity).

  • We commenced the year with prices of congou, the leading article of black tea, at 1s.