pea soup

English

Etymology

From pea +‎ soup.[1] Doublet of pisupo.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pea soup (countable and uncountable, plural pea soups)

  1. (cooking) A thick soup made with dried peas (often split peas) and various other ingredients.
  2. (countable, slang, ethnic slur) A French or French Canadian person.
    Synonym: pea-souper
  3. (slang) Thick fog.
    Synonyms: pea-souper, pea-soup fog
  4. A greyish green or dull chartreuse colour, like the colour of pea soup.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Samoan: pisupo
    • English: pisupo

Translations

Adjective

pea soup (comparative more pea soup, superlative most pea soup)

  1. Of the color of pea soup (greyish green or dull chartreuse).
    Alternative form: pea-soup

References

  1. ^ pea soup, n. (and adj.)”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.