souchong

[ soo-shong, -chong ]

/ ˈsuˈʃɒŋ, -ˈtʃɒŋ /

a variety of black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka.

Origin of souchong

1750–60; < Chinese dial. (Guangdong) síu-júng, akin to Chinese xiǎozhǒng literally, small sort

Hyson tea and Souchong mixed together, half and half, is a pleasant beverage, and is more healthy than green tea alone.

Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million |Sarah Josepha Hale
It is not correct to say that the Souchong is an inferior tea.

Embassy to the Eastern Courts of Cochin-China, Siam, and Muscat |Edmund Roberts
The next picking is called Souchong; as the leaves grow larger and more mature, they form Congou; and the last picking is Bohea.

Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million |Sarah Josepha Hale
"And I, to have a whole chest of souchong tea, and to be young also," said the grandmother.

The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories |Lydia Maria Child

Why, all the fellows will be asking which of us is pepper, and which Souchong?

The Pillars of the House, Vol. I (of 2) |Charlotte M. Yonge

souchong

/ (ˈsuːˈʃɒŋ, -ˈtʃɒŋ) /

a black tea with large leaves

C18: from Chinese hsiao-chung small kind