Twankay tea

noun

Twan·​kay tea

variants or Twankey tea

ˈtwaŋˌkā-,

-(ˌ)kē-

: a green tea of inferior quality and of open leaves

Word History

Etymology

from Chinese (Pekingese) T'un²-ch'i⁷ (Tunki), town in Anhwei province, China

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