congou Meaning, Definition & Usage

Con"gou, Con"go noun (Also<

• Congou
• Congo

)

Etymology

Chin. kung-foo labor.

Definitions

1. Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than the present bohea. See Tea.

   Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the "well worked", a name which took the place of the Bohea of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the term "English breakfast tea." S. W. Williams.