ウーロン茶ちゃ

also: ウーロンチャ

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Meanings

oolong tea

A partially oxidized Chinese tea, popular in Japan both hot and cold.

麦むぎ茶ちゃ
麦茶 is a barley-based drink with no caffeine, whereas 烏龍茶 is a partially oxidized Chinese tea leaf drink that does contain caffeine.

ウーロン茶ちゃ
Standard mixed kanji-katakana spelling.
烏龍茶うーろんちゃ
Full kanji spelling using traditional characters; less common but still seen.
烏竜茶うーろんちゃ
Variant with simplified second character; rarely used.
鳥龍茶うーろんちゃ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 鳥 is a common substitution for 烏.
鳥竜茶うーろんちゃ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage with simplified second character.
ウーロンチャ
kana-only spelling
Full-width katakana spelling; included for search convenience.

From Chinese 烏龍茶 (wūlóngchá), literally 'black dragon tea'. The Japanese reading ウーロン reflects the Chinese pronunciation.