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Definition of pekoe in English: pekoenoun ˈpɛːkəʊˈpiːkəʊˈpikoʊ mass nounA high-quality black tea made from young leaves. 香红茶，白毫（茶） Example sentencesExamples - Tea that is classified as Pekoe is composed purely of the new flushes of the leaves - a flush being the flower bud plucked with two youngest leaves.
- The amino acid L-theanine, found in black, green, oohlong, and pekoe teas, stimulated T-cells, the body's first line of defense.
- Orange pekoe tea is not flavoured with orange.
- The researchers credit L-theanine, an ingredient found in black, green, oolong and pekoe teas - but not in herbal teas, which usually don't contain Camellia sinensis, the one true tea plant.
- She even stopped shaking after her silver-needle pekoe tea.
OriginEarly 18th century: from Chinese dialect pekho, from pek 'white' + ho 'down' (the leaves being picked young when covered with down). RhymesBiko, Gromyko, picot, Puerto Rico, Tampico Definition of pekoe in US English: pekoenounˈpēkōˈpikoʊ A high-quality black tea made from young leaves. 香红茶，白毫（茶） Example sentencesExamples - Tea that is classified as Pekoe is composed purely of the new flushes of the leaves - a flush being the flower bud plucked with two youngest leaves.
- Orange pekoe tea is not flavoured with orange.
- The amino acid L-theanine, found in black, green, oohlong, and pekoe teas, stimulated T-cells, the body's first line of defense.
- The researchers credit L-theanine, an ingredient found in black, green, oolong and pekoe teas - but not in herbal teas, which usually don't contain Camellia sinensis, the one true tea plant.
- She even stopped shaking after her silver-needle pekoe tea.
OriginEarly 18th century: from Chinese dialect pekho, from pek ‘white’ + ho ‘down’ (the leaves being picked young when covered with down). |