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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BOHEA

From Chinese (Fukien dialect) bu-i, from Mandarin Chinese Wu-i Shan range of hills on which this tea was grown.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BOHEA

bohea  [bəʊˈhiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BOHEA

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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bohea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BOHEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bohea

Bohea is a kind of oolong, or, in the 18th and early 19th centuries, black tea generally. The word is derived from the Wuyi Mountains in northern Fujian, China. It is found in Pope's line, "So past her time 'twixt reading and bohea.", or from Frances Hodgson Burnett's 1896 book 'A Lady Of Quality': "One may be sure that...many dishes of Bohea were drunk." In Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Braddon, published in 1862, there is a famous scene in which Lady Audley serves tea: "The floating mists from the boiling liquid in which she infuses the soothing herbs; whose secrets are known to her alone, envelope her in a cloud of scented vapor, through which she seems a social fairy, weaving potent spells with Gunpowder and Bohea." In later times the name 'bohea' has been applied to an inferior quality of tea grown late in the season. Wuyi oolong is characteristically strip shaped and heavily oxidized. The dried leaf is almost black in colour. The word is attested by Rev.

Definition of bohea in the English dictionary

The definition of bohea in the dictionary is a black Chinese tea, once regarded as the choicest, but now as an inferior grade.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BOHEA


ahi
ˈɑːhiː
bahuvrihi
ˌbɑːhuːˈvriːhiː
he
hiː
he-he
ˈhiːˈhiː
hee-hee
hɪˈhiː
kamahi
ˈkɑːmɑːhiː
karuhiruhi
kɑːruːhiːruːhiː
kokowai
ˈkɒkɒˌwɑːhiː
mokihi
ˈmɒkiːhiː
pakahi
ˈpɑːkəhiː
pakihi
ˈpɑːkiːhiː
satyagrahi
ˈsʌtjəˌɡrʌhiː
spahee
ˈspɑːhiː
spahi
ˈspɑːhiː
takahe
ˈtɑːkəˌhiː
tarakihi
ˈtærəˌkiːhiː
te-hee
ˈtiːˈhiː
tee-hee
ˈtiːˈhiː
terakihi
ˌtɛrəˈkiːhiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BOHEA

bogus
bogusly
bogusness
bogwood
bogy
boh
Bohai
Bohemia
Bohemian
Bohemian Brethren
Bohemian Forest
Bohemianism
Bohemond I
boho
Bohol
Bohr
Bohr magneton
Bohr theory
bohrium
bohunk

WORDS THAT END LIKE BOHEA

althea
Amalthea
amenorrhea
Arimathea
barathea
calathea
diarrhea
dysmenorrhea
Joseph of Arimathea
Kampuchea
leukorrhea
Lysithea
pyorrhea
rhea
Saint Joseph of Arimathea
seborrhea
shea
spermatorrhea
steatorrhea
trachea

Synonyms and antonyms of bohea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bohea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BOHEA

Find out the translation of bohea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bohea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bohea» in English.

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武夷
1,325 millions of speakers

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bohea
570 millions of speakers

English

bohea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

bohea
380 millions of speakers
ar

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bohea
280 millions of speakers

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bohea
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bohea
270 millions of speakers

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bohea
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bohea
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bohea
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bohea
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

bohea
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bohe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bohea
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

bohea
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोहेआ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bohea
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bohea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bohea
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

bohea
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bohea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bohea
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bohea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bohea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bohea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bohea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BOHEA»

The term «bohea» is normally little used and occupies the 134.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BOHEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bohea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BOHEA»

Discover the use of bohea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bohea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A History of Agriculture and Prices in England: 1703-1793
5/8.Dec. Io. Oct. 21. Chocolate nuts July I lb. bohea @ 28/. 6 lb. choc. @ 3/6. @ 2/ 6. Coffee . @ 5/3. Dec. I9. I Mar. IO. Mar. Aug1 lb. green @ 16 /. I lb. tea sent master Best bohea ... 29/. july. роддом Feb. 24. Aug. б. Bohea ...
James E Thorold Rogers, Arthur G. L. Rogers, 2011
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REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES: FOURTEEN VOLUMES
No two parties would agree in practice upon it. ff — — — — a man wanted to get i s. a pound extra, he would use the more, because the good 22 May '834. bohea tea is used for reducing the fine congous. 561. What is the tea called when it is ...
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House of Commons Papers
No, not as Mr. J. IPoodin. bohea. 2558. Does not he buy it as young hyson ? — Yes. 4 April 1856. 2559. The bohea tea, according to the price current here, fetches from 5 d. to 6 d. a lb. ; are you aware what price the Company's bohea used to ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1856
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The Dutch East India Company's Tea Trade with China: 1757 - 1781
... Heyqua (Monqua's clerk) Tsjonqua Conjac 1775 Tan Tinqua Inksja Congou Bohea, Congou, Twankay, Songlo, Hyson, Imperial tea Souchong, Congou, Pekoe, Songlo Twankay, Songlo Bohea (with porcelain) Congou Congou Souchong, ...
Yong Liu, 2007
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The Merchant, Ship-Owner, and Ship-Master's Custom and ...
The former then are called Bohea,Ankay, Hyson, and Siuglo. The Bohea and Ankay are the two stocks from which all the black teas in their various subdivisions are produced. Black Teas.-lst sort. Bohea and Ankay Bohea. What is termed ...
Charles Pope, 1831
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Reports from Committees
Does the retailer buy anything as bohea ? — No, not as Mr. /. 2558. Does not he buy it as young hyson ? — Yes. 4- April 1856. 2559- The bohea tea, according to the price current here, fetches from f <*. to 6 d. a Ib. ; are you aware what price ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1856
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Reports from the Select Committee of the House of Commons ...
but some allowance must be made, on the other hand, for the diminution in the quantity of Bohea ; I . and so far as we can judge from present appearances, the demand for Congos will not be checked tea. by those purchases. See the 82d ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Select Committee on the East India Company, William Ward, 1830
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The Literary Magazine, and American Register
Chow-qua, who has been eight times in the bohea country, and who has remained there from four to six months each time, says, that many people, among the tea-leaves, especially at Ankoy, near Amoy, put leaves of other trees; but that of ...
Charles Brockden Brown, 1804
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The Port Folio
Bohea and Ankay Bohea. These are the commonest sort of black teas, but the Bohea is superior to the Ankay Bohea, the first bringing from 12 to 1* tales the pecul, and the latter only 8 or 10 tales per pecul. Bohea, Congo, and Ankay Congo.
Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins, John Elihu Hall, 1819
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A New Family Herbal: Or, Popular Account of the Natures and ...
S. Common bohea, of black tea, called ntqji or ma-ee by the Chinese, consists of leaves of one colour, a brownish green *. are downy and white, and resemble young hair or down. Trees of four, five, and six years old may still make peko; but  ...
Robert John Thornton, 1810

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BOHEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bohea is used in the context of the following news items.
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A chilly start to summer in the Anglia region
Credit: Linda Bohea. The sun setting on Wednesday 10 June 2015 at Mundesley, Norfolk. Credit: Russell Sparkes. Blue skies between the fair ... «ITV News, Jun 15»
2
Topsham St James edged out at Clyst St George
After winning the toss and deciding to bat on what looked a good Bohea Field wicket, the home side suffered an early blow with Saints skipper ... «Exmouth Journal, Jun 15»
3
Boil water notice lifted for Westport town centre
... Carrowbawn, Lankhill, Leenane Road area, Aughagower, Carrownalurgan, Cloghans pGWS, Brackloon/Bohea pGWS, Cuslough pGWS, ... «Mayo News, Jun 15»
4
Local teamaker restores lost tea traditions
Bohea, Congou, Singlo, Hyson, Souchong. One could be forgiven for guessing these to be “far away places with strange-sounding names” of ... «Charleston Post Courier, May 15»
5
Updated boil notice for Westport
... Lankhill, Leenane Road area, Aughagower, Carrownalurgan, Cloghans pGWS, Brackloon/Bohea pGWS, Cuslough pGWS, Farnaught pGWS ... «Mayo News, May 15»
6
Notice remains in place for customers in Westport
... Water Supply; Ballinlough pGWS; Cloghans pGWS; Brackloon/Bohea pGWS; Cushlough pGWS; Farnaught pGWS; Rosmoney West pGWS. «Mayo News, May 15»
7
Water, water everywhere…
... the following Group Water Schemes remain under the boil water notice: Ballinlough, Cloghans, Brackloon/Bohea, Cushlough, Farnaught and ... «Mayo News, May 15»
8
Cuisson's Afternoon Tea at Burlington Arcade | Restaurant review
... choose from – three black teas, which included a very fragrant Earl Grey, a strong and uplifting Assam and soft and smokey Bohea Lapsang, ... «The Upcoming, May 15»
9
EUROWALL + achieves 0.18 U-value target
Kevin Bohea, commercial director at Recticel Insulation UK, said: “EUROWALL + is an outstanding development for architects and specifiers ... «Specification Online, May 15»
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Westport water results due today following crypto outbreak
The water supplies affected by the notice are the Westport public water supply and the Ballinlough, Cloghan, Brackloon/Bohea, Cushlough, ... «Mayo Advertiser, May 15»

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