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Webster 1913 Edition

Pekoe

Pek′oe

,

Noun.

[Chin.

pih-hoau

: cf. F.

pekoë

]

A kind of black tea.

[Written also

pecco

.]

Definition 2024

pekoe

pekoe

English

Noun

pekoe ‎(countable and uncountable, plural pekoes)

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

Derived terms

orange pekoe