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

Word History and Origins

Origin of split pea¹

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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