black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

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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 Appetizers included hot and sour soup and egg rolls, potato knishes and akara, Nigerian black-eyed pea fritters. Alix Wall, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2025 Cover crops like millet, sorghum, and black-eyed peas have been successful at the botanic gardens. Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for black-eyed pea

Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 17 May. 2025.

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black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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