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pekoe

pekoe

1 9.1
A good black tea made from young leaves and buds
  • noun
  • /ˈpɛkoʊ/
translation icon : pekoe
  • The tea is world-renowned for its variety of flavors, such as Tippy Golden Flowery and Orange Pekoe.
  • Orange Pekoe
  • Pekoe tea
  • black pekoe

Examples

  • "May I suggest Immuni-Tea brand tea, the perfect blend of black and orange pekoe, fortified with six antioxidants and neo-antibiotics?

    Fiction book (2001)
  • -Pekoe or Darjeeling?

  • Like that orange pekoe you like.

  • There you are, my little orange-pekoe annuity.

  • Orange pekoe.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I prefer pekoe.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Mrs. Goshen is looking for a Turkish loose tea, an orange pekoe or mint melody.

  • We've got orange pekoe, we've got Irish Breakfast, we've got Darjeeling.

  • She dressed, ventured down to the kitchen to set a tray for herself, and returned to eat cheese and bread and drink delicious hot orange pekoe in her room.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I enjoy a cup of pekoe tea in the morning to start my day.

Synonyms

orange pekoe
vspekoe
1 7.7

A high quality black tea made from young tea leaves

uses a general phrasing that says grown often in those regions

Compounds

1 7.7

A high quality black tea made from young tea leaves

Surface Forms

pekoe singular
pekoes plural

Etymology

The word pekoe comes from a Chinese term like baihao or the southern form pek-ho, which means 'white hair' and refers to the fine white hairs on young tea buds. So, pekoe is used for a high-quality tea made from those young, fuzzy leaves.