red tea

English

Etymology

The “black tea” sense is a calque of Chinese 紅茶／红茶 (hóngchá, literally “red tea”).

Noun

red tea (countable and uncountable, plural red teas)

  1. A beverage made from the rooibos plant.
    Synonyms: rooibos, rooibos tea, redbush
  2. Black tea.

Coordinate terms

Translations
beverage made from the rooibos plant — see rooibos
black tea — see black tea

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