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souchong

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sou·chong also soo·chong  (schng, -shng)
n.
Any of several varieties of black tea native to China and adjacent regions.
[Chinese (Cantonese) siú-chúng (ch'), souchong (tea), equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) xio, small + zhng, kind.]
souchong [ˈsuːˈʃɒŋ -ˈtʃɒŋ]
n
(Cookery) a black tea with large leaves
[from Chinese hsiao-chung small kind]
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Noun1.souchong - a fine quality of black tea native to China
soochong
black tea - fermented tea leaves
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And finished his breakfast as if the flavour of the Superior Family Souchong, and also of the ham and toast and eggs, were a little on the wane.
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