black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

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Stir in corn, onion, cilantro, jalapeños, bell pepper, black beans, black-eyed peas, and tomatoes. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 6 May 2025 Split peas come in at around eight grams of fiber per half cup cooked, while pigeon peas, black-eyed peas, and cowpeas all pack around six grams of fiber for that same amount. 5. Caroline Tien, SELF, 18 Mar. 2025 Pinto beans and black-eyed peas got the most shoutouts, and Southern brands like Camellia Beans from Louisiana and Luck’s from North Carolina are most admired, of course. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2025 According to them, veggie-garden essentials include snap peas, green onions, purple hull peas, okra, collards, sweet peas, squash, black-eyed peas, and of course, tomatoes. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for black-eyed pea

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of black-eyed pea was in 1726

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“Black-eyed pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-eyed%20pea. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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