SINCE 1828
split pea
nounDefinition of split pea
: a dried hulled pea (such as a field pea) in which the cotyledons usually split apart
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Come through for the bomb split pea soup. #seniordiscount A post shared by Brody Jenner (@brodyjenner) on Jul 16, 2019 at 4:55pm PDT Carrie Underwood View this post on Instagram Everybody’s doing it... — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, "Thanks to FaceApp, These Celebrities Aged Overnight," 17 July 2019 Swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. — Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, "35 Fall Instagram Captions Perfect for Your Autumn Selfie," 29 Oct. 2018 Tides of garlic from Woldy Reyes’s chicken sotanghon, a Filipino favorite, mingled with the kick of smoked tofu from Xzherieh Niquae’s take on split pea, cut through with lime from Holly Sheppard’s pozole. — Jeremy Allen, New York Times, "Building a Table for All: The Ascent of Queer Food Culture," 21 June 2018 The menu features cheeseburgers, potato salad, peas and carrots, and tropical fruit or a split pea soup, cottage cheese with fruit on romaine, wheat crackers and tropical fruit. — Linda Mcintosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Blue Star families honored," 13 July 2018 There is no way that yellow split peas will be tender in 12-14 minutes. — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, "Spiced Dal with Fluffy Rice and Salted Yogurt," 19 Mar. 2018 Stir in the broth, split peas, potato, corn, paprika, and 1 tsp. — Catherine Dibenedetto, Health.com, "3 Hearty One-Dish Vegan Recipes a Nutritionist Makes for Dinner," 30 Jan. 2018 The cook time on the split peas is much longer than listed. — Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit, "Spiced Dal with Fluffy Rice and Salted Yogurt," 19 Mar. 2018 At least 97% of the soups that students made came from this book, from vibrant ginger carrot to savory split pea. — Anna Thomas Bates, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mezze platter still rocks, years after 'Moosewood'," 28 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'split pea.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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