teh hitam
Indonesian
Etymology
teh (“tea”) + hitam. Calque of English black tea.
Noun
teh hitam (first-person possessive teh hitamku, second-person possessive teh hitammu, third-person possessive teh hitamnya)
- black tea: tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).
- Synonym: teh merah
Further reading
- “teh hitam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.