"congou" meaning in English

See congou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒŋɡuː/ Forms: congous [plural]
Etymology: From Chinese 工夫, possibly Hokkien 工夫 (kang-hu). Compare kung fu. Etymology templates: {{der|en|zh|工夫}} Chinese 工夫, {{der|en|nan-hbl|工夫|tr=kang-hu}} Hokkien 工夫 (kang-hu), {{m|en|kung fu}} kung fu Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} congou (countable and uncountable, plural congous)
  1. (dated) A kind of Chinese black tea. Wikipedia link: congou Tags: countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Tea Synonyms: congo, kongo Translations (Chinese black tea): 工夫茶 (gōngfuchá) (Chinese Mandarin)

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