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