pekoe

[ pee-koh ]

/ ˈpi koʊ /

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noun

a superior kind of black tea from Sri Lanka, India, and Java, made from leaves coarser than those used for orange pekoe.

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 Street
He had been a tea-merchant for a little longer, but had soon tired of pekoe and souchong.
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime|Oscar Wilde
He hunted out a little tea shop, where he meditated over three cups of pekoe and hot buttered toast.
Kathleen|Christopher Morley
This 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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单词	pekoe
释义	pekoe [ pee-koh ] / ˈpi koʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pekoe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a superior kind of black tea from Sri Lanka, India, and Java, made from leaves coarser than those used for orange pekoe. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Street He had been a tea-merchant for a little longer, but had soon tired of pekoe and souchong. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime\|Oscar Wilde He hunted out a little tea shop, where he meditated over three cups of pekoe and hot buttered toast. Kathleen\|Christopher Morley This 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pekoe drink, brew, refreshment
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pekoe

noun

Origin of pekoe

Words nearby pekoe

Example sentences from the Web for pekoe

British Dictionary definitions for pekoe

noun

Word Origin for pekoe

Words related to pekoe