pekoe
[ pee-koh ]
/ ˈpi koʊ /
noun
a superior kind of black tea from Sri Lanka, India, and Java, made from leaves coarser than those used for orange pekoe.
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Origin of pekoe
1705–15; <dialectal Chinese (Xiamen) pek-ho, akin to Chinese báu white + hòu empress
Words nearby pekoe
Peking, Peking duck, Pekingese, Peking man, Peking sauce, pekoe, pelage, Pelagian, Pelagian Islands, Pelagianism, Pelagianize
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Example sentences from the Web for pekoe
The second leaves make the tea called "orange pekoe," while the third leaves produce a grade of tea called simply "pekoe."
American Adventures|Julian StreetHe had been a tea-merchant for a little longer, but had soon tired of pekoe and souchong.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime|Oscar WildeHe hunted out a little tea shop, where he meditated over three cups of pekoe and hot buttered toast.
Kathleen|Christopher MorleyThis changes the quality of the Pekoe, for these leaves being scarcely formed, can have very little sap or flavour.
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
British Dictionary definitions for pekoe
pekoe
/ (ˈpiːkəʊ) /
noun
a high-quality tea made from the downy tips of the young buds of the tea plant
Word Origin for pekoe
C18: from Chinese (Amoy) peh ho, from peh white + ho down
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