Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cowpea

/ˈkaʊpiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: cow-pea
IPA: /ˈkaʊpiː/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.

Etymology

From cow + pea.

Inflected Forms

cowpeas (plural)

Phrases

long-podded cowpea

Synonyms

cow bean longbean black-eyed pea cowpea plant vigna unguiculata vigna sinensis

Questions

How do you pronounce cowpea?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊpiː/.
What does cowpea mean?: Any of the plants in the species Vigna unguiculata, including the black-eyed pea.
Where does cowpea come from?: From cow + pea.

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