black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

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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 Add a carrot to black-eyed peas to get around an upset tummy? Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025 The tradition traces back to West Africa, where black-eyed peas were cultivated and later brought to the U.S. through the transatlantic slave trade. Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 And as is tradition in these parts, black-eyed peas are said to bring luck (and when paired with greens, prosperity). Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2024 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 4 Apr. 2025.

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black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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