teh hitam
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
teh (“tea”) + hitam. Calque of English black tea.
Noun[edit]
teh hitam (first-person possessive teh hitamku, second-person possessive teh hitammu, third-person possessive teh hitamnya)
- black tea: tea leaves which have been "fermented" (actually, oxidized) before drying to enhance their flavour (cf. green tea).
- Synonym: teh merah
Further reading[edit]
- “teh hitam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.