Pea

Pronunciation

• IPA: /piː/
• Rhymes: -iː
• Homophones: P, pee

Back-formation from {{3}}, originally an uncountable noun meaning "peas" that was construed as a plural.

Full definition of pea

Noun

1. A plant, member of the legume (Fabaceae) family
2. The edible seed of some of these plants
3. (baseball) A ball travelling at high velocity

Derived terms

Descendants

• Abenaki: piz ("a pea") borrowed from peas
• Mohegan-Pequot: pish ("a pea") borrowed from peas
• Yurok: pi·š, peeesh ("a pea") borrowed from peas

Noun

1. (nautical) Alternative form of peak

Anagrams

• ape
• EAP
• EPA
• PAE