01 n. Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia.
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Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in Central Asia.“A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed.” — Tr. J. Van Linschoten's Voyages (1598).