pu'er
English
Alternative forms
- Pu-erh, pu-erh, Pu'er, puer
Etymology
Shortened from pu'er tea, from the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 普洱茶 (pǔ'ěrchá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʊəɹ/, /ˈpu.əɹ/
Noun
pu'er (uncountable)
- A kind of fermented dark Assam green tea (C. sinensis var. assamica).
Synonyms
- (from local name) bo lei
Translations
a variety of tea
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See also
- Thesaurus:tea
Anagrams
- Peru, Pre-U, Prue, Rupe, pure, re-up, reup