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black-eyed pea

[ blak-ahyd ]
/ ˈblækˌaɪd /

noun

cowpea.

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Origin of black-eyed pea

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby black-eyed pea

blacken, blackened, Black English, Blackett, black eye, black-eyed pea, black-eyed Susan, blackface, blackfellow, blackfellow's bread, Black Ferns
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British Dictionary definitions for black-eyed pea

black-eyed pea

noun

another name for cowpea (def. 2)
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