Bohea
[ boh-hee ]
/ boʊˈhi /
noun
an inferior grade of black tea.
Origin of Bohea
1695–1705; < dialectal Chinese (Fujian)
Bu-i, mountains on the border of Fujian and Jiangxi provinces, where the tea is grown
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British Dictionary definitions for bohea
bohea
/ (bəʊˈhiː) /
noun
a black Chinese tea, once regarded as the choicest, but now as an inferior grade
Word Origin for bohea
C18: from Chinese (Fukien dialect)
bu-i, from Mandarin Chinese
Wu-i Shan range of hills on which this tea was grown