龙舌兰

Traditional: 龍舌蘭

lóng shé lán

Dictionary entry

agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana

What does 龙舌兰 mean?

龙舌兰 (lóng shé lán) has the following dictionary meaning.

1agave (genus of plants); (esp.) Agave americana

2agave-based spirit; (esp.) tequila (distilled from blue agave, Agave tequilana)

Character breakdown

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龙Lóngsurname Long 舌jīused in 喇舌[la3 ji1] to transcribe the Taiwanese word for "tongue"兰Lánsurname Lan · abbr. for Lanzhou 蘭州|兰州[Lan2 zhou1], Gansu

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龙舌兰

lóng shé lán

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