black-eyed peas
nounUK /ˌblæk.aɪd ˈpiːz/
US /ˌblæk.aɪd ˈpiːz/
Black-eyed peas are small, light-colored beans with a black spot on them that people cook and eat.
Grandma made a big pot of black-eyed peas for dinner.
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2. A traditional Southern dish of these peas, often eaten on New Year's Day for good luck.
We always eat black-eyed peas on January first.
3. The dried seeds of the cowpea plant, used as food.
The farmer sold bags of dried black-eyed peas at the market.
4. A term sometimes used for the cowpea plant itself.
Black-eyed peas grow well in warm, dry soil.