red peas

red peas

1. plural of red pea

• Pardees, Peredas, preased, respade, speared

Compound of red (“red”) +‎ peas (“bean, pea”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛd ˈpiːz/
• Hyphenation: red‧peas

red peas (plural red peas dem, quantified red peas)

1. kidney bean

   Di red peas soup wah mi madda mek fi dinna sweet mi yo si.

   I really enjoyed the kidney bean soup my mother made for dinner.

While red peas is the plural form in English, it is often used as the singular form in Jamaican Creole.

• gungo
• peas