oopack means synonym of Hubei: the Cantonese-derived name. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.
Etymology
From romanization of Cantonese 湖北 (wu⁴ bak¹). The black tea is named from the district in China.
name
- Synonym of Hubei: the Cantonese-derived name.“Such eagerness and competition as this, regardless of quality and almost of price, is the fruitful encouragement to teamen of carelessness in the manufacture of both the tea and the packages. The result has proved that in all the Oopack (Hoopeh) districts, this carelessness had already commenced, and the competitive rush had been well anticipated by the teamen; for the teas turned out to have been”
noun
- A kind of black tea.“Oopacks is a general term covering the teas of Hupeh Province, the word being a derivation of the name Hupeh in the Canton dialect. Because of their similar quality and sale on the Hankow market, teas produced in the Hsiangying, Wuchang, Hanyang, and Hwangchow Districts of Hunan also are known as Oopacks.
Other North China blacks of lesser importance include the following:
Hupeh Province [Oopacks]”