pea soup

noun

1
: a thick purée made of dried peas
2
: a thick fog

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Dishes like roasted turnip with alpine labneh and cream of chick pea soup with lime and olive oil are delicious and surprisingly filling. Ann Lee, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024 Multiple set menus also allow rookie diners to sample a bit of everything, with the pea soup, rye bread and smoked bacon starter a particularly comforting highlight on colder days. Lela London, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 What had faded from memory, I Googled, relying on recipes from Caribbean websites and cooks, especially for curry goat, chicken soup, and red pea soup. Vicky Gayle, refinery29.com, 9 July 2024 What had faded from memory, I Googled, relying on recipes from Caribbean websites and cooks, especially for curry goat, chicken soup and red pea soup. Vicky Gayle, refinery29.com, 9 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for pea soup 

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of pea soup was in 1703

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“Pea soup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pea%20soup. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.

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