pekoe.
A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.
Meaning & usage
A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.
Where this word comes from
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.