English
lapsang souchong
Lapsang souchong comes from Cantonese 立山小種.
- Cantonesemodern立山小種Lapuliterally ‘Mt. Li (Lapu) sub-variety’
- Englishtodaylapsang souchong
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Cantonesemodern立山小種Lapuliterally ‘Mt. Li (Lapu) sub-variety’
- Englishtodaylapsang souchong
Every English word from Cantonese 立山小種
Today it means
noun A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Cantonese 立山小種 / lapsang souchong