pea soup

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee soop]
- /pi sup/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee soop]
- /pi sup/

Definitions of pea soup words

noun pea soup a thick soup made from split peas. 1
noun pea soup Informal. a dense, yellow fog. 1
noun pea soup soup made with split peas or lentils 1
noun pea soup soup made from peas (usually from dried split peas) 0
noun pea soup a heavy soup made from dried split peas or, sometimes, fresh peas 0
noun pea soup a dense, yellowish fog 0

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Origin of pea soup

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1705-15

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Parts of speech for Pea soup

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pea soup

pea soup popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for pea soup

noun pea soup

cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
fog — a second growth of grass, as after mowing.
haziness — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
nebulosity — nebulous or nebular matter.
fogginess — The characteristic or quality of being foggy.

All 7 Synonyms of pea soup