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# oolong

noun (oolong — uncountable; an oolong, oolongs)

«oolong» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A kind of Chinese tea, partly oxidised, between green tea and black tea in taste and colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#m1)

### In the lessons

An everyday food word: oolong is grown mostly in China (Fujian) and Taiwan, often served in small cups. In science, the leaves are left to react with air (oxidise) for some time, which changes the flavour and colour.

### Examples

- Grandpa drinks oolong tea after dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#x1)
- Oolong is between green tea and black tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#x2)
- We tasted oolong at the Chinese New Year festival. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#x3)
- The tea shop sells a dozen kinds of oolong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#x4)
- Oolong leaves are often rolled into small balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#x5)
- Oolong tea comes from China and Taiwan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/#x6)

### Note

Comes from Chinese "wulong", meaning "black dragon". Pronounced "OO-long". Usually uncountable ("some oolong"). Tea contains caffeine, like coffee.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oolong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oolong/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oolong» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oolong.html) on Mova free.