split pea

American  

noun

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

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split pea British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of split pea

First recorded in 1730–40

Example Sentences

The canned split pea soup found online, in select grocery stores and in the Santa Nella restaurant is sold through a separate company, and will not be affected by the Buellton closure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2024

Bhutan’s pea soup, for instance, “reminded me so much of the American split pea soup or, as we make it in Italy, the dry fava soup,” she says.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

And choosing one that’s high in protein, such as split pea soup, will make you feel fuller, too.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

And a nourishing bowl of split pea soup is about as good a place as any to start.

From Fox News • Oct. 15, 2021

Two bags of rice, six cans of red beans, two of black beans, four of spinach, two of split pea soup, one of lentil, one of carrots, three of mixed vegetables, and one of sardines.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer