"pu-erh" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Shortened from pu-erh tea, from the Wade–Giles romanization (properly p‘u-êrh) of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 普洱茶 (pǔ'ěrchá). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{der|en|zh|普洱茶|tr=pǔ'ěrchá}} Chinese 普洱茶 (pǔ'ěrchá) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pu-erh (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of pu'er: a kind of tea. Wikipedia link: Wade–Giles Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: pu'er (extra: a kind of tea) Categories (topical): Tea

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