sugar pea

noun

1. snow pea.

sugar pea

noun

1. another name for mangetout

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar pea¹

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

Across the garden plots: chrysanthemum leaves, purple sugar peas, goji berries and common purslane, a leafy vegetable that is eaten stir-fried or put into salads.

From Seattle Times

What’s in season: Often referred to as just “sugar peas,” sugar snap peas are known for their sweet and bright but delicate flavor and great crunch.

From Los Angeles Times

What’s in season: Sugar snap peas, a cross between the English pea and the snow pea developed by a plant breeder named Calvin Lamborn in the 1970s, are also referred to as just “sugar peas.”

From Los Angeles Times

A magnificent spring dish of creamy, perfectly cooked saffron risotto came tossed with fresh green peas and cuts of crisp sugar peas and broccolini stems.

From New York Times

And sautéed Thai basil shrimp was impressively weighty with six jumbo shrimp and a mass of sugar peas, chunks of zucchini and sweet red onion.

From New York Times