pekoe

English

Alternative forms

• pecco

Etymology

Unclear; possibly from Min Nan 白毫 (pe̍h-ho) or Min Nan 白花 (pe̍h-hoe). See Tea leaf grading on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .

Noun

pekoe (countable and uncountable, plural pekoes)

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

Derived terms

• orange pekoe