orange pekoe

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Definition of orange pekoe in English English dictionary

An expensive grade of black tea from India and Sri Lanka

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

A grade of black tea consisting of the end buds of the shoot or their surrounding two full leaves

{i} high-quality black tea grown in India and Sri Lanka

Referring to size of leaf, not quality or flavor, this term indicates a larger-size grade of whole leaf teas

The larger leaves of the tea plant Does not refer to flavor characteristics of any tea

Large sized tea leaf that is essentially intact after drying and sifting

Hyphenation

Or·ange pe·koe

Etymology

[ 'är-inj, 'är(-&) ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Old Provençal auranja, from Arabic nAranj, from Persian nArang, from Sanskrit nAranga orange tree.