pekoe

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpiːkəʊ/
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/ˈpiːkəʊ/ · /ˈpɛːkəʊ/ · /ˈpikoʊ/ · /ˈpɛkoʊ/

Definition of pekoe

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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

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Etymology

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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