байховый

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Russian

Байховый чай

Etymology

According to Vasmer, possibly from Chinese 白花 (báihuā); compare to English pekoe.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ба́йховый (bájxovyj) (comparative (по)ба́йховее or (по)ба́йховей)

  1. loose, loose-leaf (tea)
    Synonym: рассыпно́й (rassypnój)

Declension

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “байховый”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress