pu'er

English

Alternative forms

Pu-erh, pu-erh, Pu'er, puer

Etymology

Shortened from pu'er tea, from the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 普洱茶 (pǔ'ěrchá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpʊəɹ/, /ˈpu.əɹ/

Noun

pu'er (uncountable)

A kind of fermented dark Assam green tea (C. sinensis var. assamica).

Synonyms

(from local name) bo lei

Translations

a variety of tea

Chinese:
Cantonese: 普洱茶 (pou² nei^5-2 caa⁴, bou² nei^5-2 caa⁴), 普洱 (pou² nei^5-2, bou² nei^5-2)

Hokkien: 臭殕茶 (chhàu-phú-tê)

Mandarin: 普洱茶 (zh) (pǔ'ěrchá)
Korean: 보이차 (boicha)
Lü: ᦘᦴᦵᦁᦲ (phuuʼoe)
Russian: пуэ́р (ru) m (puér)
Thai: ชาผู่เอ๋อร์
Uyghur: پۇئېر چېيى (pu'ër chëyi)

See also

Thesaurus:tea

Anagrams

Peru, Pre-U, Prue, Rupe, pure, re-up, reup

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