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龙舌兰

lóng shé lándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
agave (genus of plants) / (esp.) Agave americana / agave-based spirit / (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-3ac40649d767673a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

龍舌蘭 龙舌兰 [long2 she2 lan2] /agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana/agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)/

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Other forms in these source records: 龍舌蘭

  • 龙
    lóng

    Chinese dragon / loong / (fig.) emperor / dragon / (bound form) dinosaur

    Lóng

    surname Long

  • 舌
    jī

    used in 喇舌[lǎ jī] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"

    shé

    tongue

  • 兰
    lán

    orchid (蘭花|兰花 Cymbidium goeringii) / fragrant thoroughwort (蘭草|兰草 Eupatorium fortunei) / lily magnolia (木蘭|木兰)

    Lán

    surname Lan / abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lán zhōu], Gansu

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