Noun: orange pekoe 'or-unj'pee-kow or 'ór-inj'pee-kow [N. Amer], 'ó-rinj'pee-kow [Brit]
- A superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java
"She served orange pekoe tea with scones at the afternoon gathering";
- pekoe
Derived forms: orange pekoes
Type of: black tea
Encyclopedia: Orange pekoe