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