black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

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Dishes like the black-eyed pea fritter salad and North African shakshuka are inspired by students’ cultural identities. Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 July 2025 Serve with roasted chicken or pork tenderloin, black-eyed peas and cornbread, or a simple steak. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 16 June 2025 These tender, buttery peas are wonderful in any number of dishes, but our new favorite just might be this black-eyed pea dip. Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 30 June 2025 Foods like sweet potatoes, black-eyed peas and collard greens, which are synonymous with holiday meals, were introduced to the United States by enslaved West Africans. Ben Abrams, NPR, 19 June 2025 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 31 Jul. 2025.

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black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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