# lapsang souchong

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A variety of smoked black tea (Camellia sinensis), originally from the Wuyi region of the Fujian province of southern China.

## Etymology
From Cantonese 立山小種 /立山小种 (laap⁶ saan¹ siu² zung², literally “Mt. Li (Lapu) sub-variety”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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