pekoe
pe·koe/ˈpikoʊ/noun
pekoe is spelled P-E-K-O-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (pe·koe). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pekoe means “A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pekoe is pekoes.
How many letters and syllables are in pekoe?
| Letters | 5: P-E-K-O-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pe·koe |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pekoe?
Pekoe appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pekoe?
- UK /ˈpiːkəʊ/
- UK /ˈpɛːkəʊ/
- US /ˈpikoʊ/
Pekoe has 2 syllables, split pe·koe in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pekoe?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pekoe from its last stressed vowel (/ikoʊ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pekoe
- pekoes plural
- pecco
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pekoe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
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).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).