Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pigeon pea

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: pi-geon -pea
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.

noun

The edible seed of this plant.

Example Sentences

"Pigeon peas are like hard brown pills specially grown to condition small bodies that are all feather, bone, muscle, head and heart."

Etymology

So called as they are used as feed for domesticated pigeons.

Inflected Forms

pigeon peas (plural) pigeonpea (alternative)

Synonyms

Congo pea gandul gungo pea red gram togari toor toovar dal pigeon bean

Questions

What does pigeon pea mean?: A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
Where does pigeon pea come from?: So called as they are used as feed for domesticated pigeons.

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