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split pea

noun

  1. a dried green pea, split and used especially for soup.


split pea

noun

  1. a pea dried and split and used in soups, pease pudding, or as a vegetable


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Word History and Origins

Origin of split pea1

First recorded in 1730–40

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Example Sentences

Besides these there is one more thick soup, split pea pure, which you must have too.

Make the loosely laid floor also of the split pea-pods, putting them across from front to back.

Soup needs nothing with it (if you do not choose split pea which needs croutons, or petite marmite which needs grated cheese).

The first appearance is that of a sharply defined papule, rarely larger than a split pea.

They are met with chiefly on the palmar aspect of the fingers, and vary in size from a split pea to a cherry.

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