Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The leaves of a tea plant which have been processed in a manner to let them wilt slightly and lose their "grassy" taste of green tea while undergoing minimal oxidation.

  2. (countable, uncountable)A drink brewed from these tea leaves.

    weißer Tee

    бе́лый чайbélyj čaj, бе́лый чайbélyj čaj, кипято́кkipjatók

    бі́лий чайbílyj čaj

    a beverage brewed from lightly oxidized tea leaves.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Black tea served with milk.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Boiled water; hot water served as a hot beverage.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. I appreciate white tea.

    Я ціную білий чай. — Ahha

  2. White tea features minimal processing to capture delicate flavors and aromas.

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
drink made with water and leaves:
Русский
By meaning 2
leaves:
drink made with water alone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
drink made with water and leaves:

Origin

Calque of Chinese 白茶 (báichá).

Calque of Chinese 白茶 (báichá).

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Forms

plural: white teas
Singularwhite tea
Pluralwhite teas

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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