pea soup

noun

1

: a thick purée made of dried peas

2

: a thick fog

Examples of pea soup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Those blooms can resemble thick pea soup or bluish-green paint spilled on the water's surface. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

The combination of warm water and nutrients created prime conditions for algae to bloom, turning the water pea soup green. — Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026

Highlights included a fresh, light pea soup; a buttery carrot risotto; tender filets of ostrich, lamb and venison; and a zesty lemon posset. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Quite possibly the best part is that this pea soup tastes even better the next day, when the flavors have had a chance to marry. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pea soup

• newsgroup
• recoup
• regroup
• subgroup
• workgroup
• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• drupe
• dupe
• group