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pekoe

/ˈpikoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
pe-koe
IPA
/ˈpikoʊ/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

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).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: 白毫, 白花

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpikoʊ/
  • British English: /ˈpiːkəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pekoes (plural) pecco (alternative)

Phrases

Flowery Pekoe orange pekoe Pekoe Souchong black tea green tea

Frequently Paired Words

black tea green tea oolong

Synonyms

orange pekoe

Rhymes With

rico puerto rico villancico

Questions

How do you pronounce pekoe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpikoʊ/.
What does pekoe mean?
A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.
Where does pekoe come 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).

How to pronounce pekoe

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