Peking duck

noun

Pe·​king duck ˈpē-ˌkiŋ- 

ˈpā-

: a Chinese dish consisting of roasted duck meat and strips of crispy duck skin topped with scallions and sauce and wrapped in thin pancakes

Examples of Peking duck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mains include Chilean sea bass, Peking duck, Toban filet mignon and for dessert, a seasonal raspberry mousse with rose water guimauve dipped in chocolate will be served with fresh raspberries and white chocolate glaze. —Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025

But the tables are still filled with loyal families and local dignitaries, and the menu is reassuringly traditional—Peking duck, herbal soups, and seafood cooked every which way. —Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024

General Tso’s chicken wings, kung pao chicken and of course, Peking duck (during soft-opening until 2025, $45 for half, $88 whole), highlight the concise menu. —Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024

South Asian and Chinese dishes like pupu platters and Peking duck. —John Dolen, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024

Signature dishes like the Peking duck and its decadent dim sum selection somehow take better here, balancing its classic Cantonese flavors with top-tier local produce. —Lela London, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

Extravagance and impeccable Peking duck make Stellar 66 a must-try new Chinese restaurant Footprint Center launching new lineup of local foods for 2024 WNBA All-Star Game Watch out, Chipotle: This fast casual Mexican chain is returning to Arizona Who makes the best fries in metro Phoenix? —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2024

James Beard award-winning chef James Conley helms the restaurant, and along with sushi, there are small, flavorful plates like Kung Pao cauliflower bites and Peking duck tacos. —Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024

Also on the fifth floor is Hu Jing, Janu Tokyo’s sprawling Cantonese restaurant featuring Peking duck, dim sum, and natural wine, which serves lunch and dinner. —Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1955, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Peking duck

• thunderstruck
• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• huck