peanoun [ C ]
uk/piː/us/piː/B1 a round, green seed, several of which grow in a pod, eaten as a vegetable:
frozen/dried peas
pea soup
More examples
- We don't have any fresh vegetables, only frozen peas.
- Cook the peas by plunging them into boiling water.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Beans & pulses
- aduki
- adzuki
- azuki
- bean
- bean curd
- chickpea
- dal
- dhal
- fava bean
- French bean
- lima bean
- mangetout
- marrowfat pea
- mung bean
- petits pois
- snow pea
- soya
- soya bean
- split pea
- string bean
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