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pekoe

pe·koe

UK/ˈpiːkəʊ/ US/ˈpɛːkəʊ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java

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Origin

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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