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Pekin

Pekin

1 8.6
An old name for Beijing or a type of white duck raised for meat
  • proper noun
  • Archaic
: Pekín
  • At the local market, I found several fresh Pekin ducks, perfect for a festive meal.

Examples

  • “Father Chou was a gentle, young Chinese from the College of Pekin.

    The Keys of the Kingdom (1944)

  • If you do order a duck online and want to use this method, be sure to get a Pekin duck, which is nice and fatty.

    Blog text (5)

  • "It's Madame Marcon's damned Pekin dog."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • We can get frozen Pekin ducks here in our small-town grocery store.

    Blog text (5)

  • I used a Pekin duck for this recipe—not a wild duck.

    Blog text (5)

  • He recently completed a study with Pajor on trimming the beaks of Muscovy and Pekin ducks.

    Academic text (2005)

  • For dinner, I prepared a delicious roast using a Pekin duck that had been marinated with herbs and spices.

  • The Pekin duck is popular among chefs for its tender meat and rich flavor.

Synonyms

Peking
vsPekin
  • Archaic
18 4.8

An old English name for Beijing, the capital city of China

also refers to a duck breed as well as that older city name

Surface Forms

Pekin main

Etymology

Pekin was an old Western name for China's capital, 'Beijing', and the white duck called a Pekin duck was named after that city because the breed first came from there.