con·gou (k ng g , -g )n. A grade of Chinese black tea, obtained from the fifth and largest leaf gathered from a shoot tip of a tea plant. [Chinese (Amoy) kong hu (te), elaborately prepared (tea), corresponding to Chinese (Mandarin) g ngfu (chá), from gngfu, worksmanship; see kung fu.] |
congou [ˈkɒŋguː], congo [ˈkɒŋgəʊ]
n
(Cookery) a kind of black tea from China
[from Chinese (Amoy) kong hu tē tea prepared with care]
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| Noun | 1. |  congou - black tea grown in China black tea - fermented tea leaves |
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