black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

Examples of black-eyed pea in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Or like eating collards and black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day! Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2024 Some gobble grapes or black-eyed peas, while others pucker up at midnight. Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 25 Dec. 2023 Get The Recipe 09 of 10 Hoppin' John Soup Inspired by the classic Lowcountry dish, this soup is loaded with black-eyed peas and greens, plus cornbread croutons on top. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024 Cook black-eyed peas: Cover cooker with lid, and lock in place. Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023 Your last big chow-down before your new year’s diet resolutions kick in may run to the traditional: black-eyed peas, or lentils, cornbread, a dozen grapes — one for each month of the new year — or scrapple, a kind of Dutch-German pork and cornmeal loaf. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2023 Pork and Sauerkraut If collard greens and black-eyed peas aren't your style, try Germany’s take on the New Year meal by cooking up pork and sauerkraut. Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2023 Canned artichoke hearts and black-eyed peas means this no-cook dip comes together in mere minutes. Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023 This hummus recipe uses black-eyed peas instead of chickpeas. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of black-eyed pea was in 1726

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“Black-eyed pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black-eyed%20pea. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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