black-eyed pea

noun

: cowpea

Examples of black-eyed pea in a Sentence

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Then my husband tried buying black-eyed peas in cans, which cut the prep to nearly nothing. Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 Get The Recipe 09 of 18 Chicken Tortellini Salad Some black-eyed peas, arugula, and your favorite refrigerated cheese tortellini make this recipe worth repeating. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024 Every New Year's Day, my parents would have friends and neighbors over for black-eyed peas to ensure good luck in the year to come. Keenan Robbins, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Advertisement $12 at Muze Merch (Rancho Gordo) Rancho Gordo black-eyed peas One of the New Year’s day activities in my family is the Southern custom of eating black-eyed peas to ensure good luck. Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024 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 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

black-eyed pea

noun
ˌblak-ˌīd-
: cowpea

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