black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

Examples of black-eyed pea in a Sentence

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Edamame dip with crispy onions from Hello, Home Cooking, rosemary biscuits from Morning Baker, Buffalo party pizza from The Book of Pizza (cut with scissors, naturally), still-warm pimento cheese mochi balls (another hit from Ohana Style), and fluffy black-eyed pea fritters (Soomaaliya again). Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026 Those come with two sides, including black-eyed peas, cabbage, sweet corn or mashed potatoes. Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026 This layered salad is a delicious combination of homemade cornbread, bacon, black-eyed peas, cherry tomatoes, and more. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026 African foods like millet, rice, yams, black-eyed peas, avocados, eggplant, peanuts and many more were brought across the Atlantic with enslaved people. Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for black-eyed pea

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 3 Apr. 2026.

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black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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