split pea

noun

: a dried hulled pea (such as a field pea) in which the cotyledons usually split apart

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Get The Recipe 11 of 15 Split Pea Soup With Ham This soup gets a nice pureed-like texture without any pureeing necessary thanks to the split peas. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2024 Peanut butter or nut-free butter (like sunflower, yellow split pea, soy): Use nut butter for sandwiches or as a topping for toast or bagel. Toby Amidor, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Parents, 11 Sep. 2024 The entrees come in single serve, half portion (feeds two or three) and full size (feeds four to six), with soups and sides like lemon herb orzo, garlic bacon brussels sprouts and split pea soup in either half pint or pint sizes. Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024 Add it to hearty split pea soup Donovan Clingan, No. 1 pick? Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for split pea 

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of split pea was in 1736

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“Split pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20pea. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

split pea

noun
: a dried pea that has had the outer skin removed and that is split into two parts
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