black tea
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- noun
- /blæk ti/
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té negro
- Schulz moved efficiently around the kitchen, first ladling in Chinese black tea leaves, then pouring a steaming stream of water into the pot.
- green and black tea
That's why sometimes we have green tea, white tea, yellow tea, black tea or poor tea.
- That's why sometimes we have green tea, white tea, yellow tea, black tea or poor tea.
- I just came downstairs and I realized that I am out of black tea.
- So I often have coffee, but I try to have black tea, good old fashioned Earl Grey or PG tips with the splash of milk in it.
- This is like what you expect black tea and want it to be.
- She names the twins after the camp's commanders to gain their favor and feeds them with black tea because her milk cannot sustain them.
Examples
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Hong Kong is home to 'pantyhose milk tea,' a black tea and milk drink strained, appropriately, through pantyhose.
Blog text (9) -
Singing Wolf nodded, cupping a horn full of thick black tea.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Do you have Japanese black tea?" he asked.
Fiction book (2001) -
Good strong black tea with milk and a little honey is her fuel.
Blog text (16) -
The black tea was strong; he sipped his from a glass through a sugar cube.
Fiction book (1999) -
For this reason, most novice drinkers have a preference for black tea over green tea.
Blog text (15) -
Teas are identified as one of the healthiest drinks, and both green and black teas are great for health.
Blog text (15) -
So I often have coffee, but I try to have black tea, good old fashioned Earl Grey or PG tips with the splash of milk in it.
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It's a strong, sweet caffeine kick, made from strong-brewed black tea and then mixed with condensed milk and spices.
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I enjoyed a cup of black tea while reading my favorite book in the afternoon.
Synonyms
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A hot or cold drink made by putting dried leaves in water
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A strong black tea blend often served with milk at breakfast
A black tea from Sri Lanka with a bright, citrus taste
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Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'black' (dark/color) + 'tea' (the drink): it denotes tea that is dark in color/strong in flavor. This color + noun compound is a common, cross-linguistically regular pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the intended meaning (even if the technical term refers to fully oxidized tea).
Etymology
The noun black tea may come from a simple image: the word black describes how the leaves and the drink look after they are left to darken. That's why 'black tea' means the darker, stronger kind of tea today.