pease

[ peez ]
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noun,plural pease or peas·en [pee-zuhn]. /ˈpi zən/. Archaic.
  1. a pea.

  2. British Dialect. a plural of pea1.

Origin of pease

1
before 900; Middle English pese,Old English peose, pise<Late Latin pisa feminine singular use of plural of Latin pisum (neuter) <Greek píson pea, pulse

Other words from pease

  • peaselike, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for pease

pease

/ (piːz) /


nounplural pease
  1. an archaic or dialect word for pea

Origin of pease

1
Old English peose, via Late Latin from Latin pisa peas, pl of pisum, from Greek pison

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