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Pea soup — is soup made, typically, from dried peas. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is greyish green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pisum sativum.Pea soup has been… … Wikipedia
pea — 17c., false singular from M.E. pease (pl. pesen), which was both single and collective (e.g. wheat, corn) but was mistaken for a plural, from O.E. pise (W.Saxon), piose (Mercian) pea, from L.L. pisa, variant of L. pisum pea, from Gk. pison,… … Etymology dictionary
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pea — [17] Pea is the mirror image of dice. Dice started off as the plural of die, but has become a singular form; the singular form of pea was originally pease, but it came to be regarded as plural, and so a new singular pea was created. The word was… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
pea — [17] Pea is the mirror image of dice. Dice started off as the plural of die, but has become a singular form; the singular form of pea was originally pease, but it came to be regarded as plural, and so a new singular pea was created. The word was… … Word origins
French Laundry — Infobox Restaurant name = The French Laundry image width = 300px image caption = Exterior of The French Laundry established =1978 current owner =Thomas Keller head chef =Thomas Keller food type =Contemporary American with French influences dress… … Wikipedia
pea-souper — /pee sooh peuhr/, n. 1. Chiefly Brit. Informal. See pea soup (def. 2). 2. Canadian Slang (disparaging and offensive). a French Canadian. [1885 90; PEA SOUP + ER1] * * * … Universalium
pea-souper — noun a) A dense, yellowish fog. I can hear the bell on the buoy, but I cant see anything in this pea souper. b) A French Canadian person, especially a Francophone from the province of Québec. Those pea soupers are the worst drivers on the road! … Wiktionary
PEA — (Plan d Epargne en Actions) Equity savings scheme. Shares held in a PEA for more than five years are exempt from tax (but not social security levies). Not all shares are eligible for inclusion in a PEA. The scheme must invest either in shares of… … Financial and business terms
Snap pea — Infobox Cultivar | name = Cultivar Group Snap pea image width = 250px image caption = species = Pisum sativum group = Macrocarpon Group origin = ? subdivision = Many; see text.Snap peas (also known as Sugarsnap peas, or Mange touts in Britain)… … Wikipedia
