pekoe

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UK/ˈpiːkəʊ/UK/ˈpɛːkəʊ/US/ˈpikoʊ/US/ˈpɛkoʊ/

noun

A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.

Similar
orange pekoe
OriginHokkien 白毫 →
UncommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

nounpekoe (countable and uncountable, plural pekoes)

plural pekoes · alternative pecco

  1. countableuncountableA high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java

Similar
orange pekoe
Broader
black tea
Also see
orange pekoe

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hokkien白花“white flower”
  2. Hokkien白毫“white hair”
  3. Englishpekoe

Unclear; possibly from Hokkien 白毫 (pe̍h-ho, “white hair”) or Hokkien 白花 (pe̍h-hoe, “white flower”). See Tea leaf grading#Etymology. Compare to Russian ба́йховый (bájxovyj).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pekoe

RICOniikoPuerto Ricovillancico
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Anagrams

Koepe
Cite this entry
APA

pekoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pekoe

MLA

“pekoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pekoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pekoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pekoe.

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