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black-eyed pea

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An African leguminous plant, of the species Vigna unguiculata, widely cultivated as food and forage, specifically Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackeye pea, black-eye pea, bachapin bean, black-eyed bean, black eyed cowpea, black eyed dolichos, common cowpea, cultivated African cowpea, cowgram, acre pea, crowder bean, southern pea, crowder pea, marble pea, poona pea, kafir bean

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cow pea, field pea, pea, bean

2

noun

Meaning 2

The edible seed of these plants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackeye pea, black-eye pea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cowpea, field pea, pea, bean

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any pale bean with a black spot.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Southern-US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: blackeye pea, black-eye pea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: field pea, pea, bean

4

noun

Meaning 4

eaten fresh as shell beans or dried

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowpea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legume

5

noun

Meaning 5

sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowpea, cowpea plant, Vigna unguiculata, Vigna sinensis

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legume, leguminous plant

6

noun

Meaning 6

fruit or seed of the cowpea plant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cowpea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legume

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لُوبِيَاء (lūbiyāʔ) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Arabic: لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Arabic: دِجْر (dijr) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Bulgarian: аспержов боб (asperžov bob) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Burmese: ပဲလွမ်း (pai:lwam:) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Burmese: ဗိုလ်ကိတ်ပဲ (builkitpai:) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • San Juan Quiahije Chatino: NdaA kiG — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • German: Kuhbohne — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • German: Augenbohne — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • German: Schwarzaugenbohne — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • German: Schlangenbohne — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Ancient Greek: φάσηλος (phásēlos) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Ancient Greek: σμῖλαξ (smîlax) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Hungarian: tehénborsó — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Japanese: 大角豆 (sasage) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Latin: phaseolus — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Lingala: nkúnde — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Persian: لوبیا (lôbiyâ) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Polish: wspięga wężowata — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Polish: fasolnik chiński — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Polish: fasolnik wężowy — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Portuguese: feijão-frade — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Russian: коро́вий горо́х (koróvij goróx) — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Serbo-Croatian: mlȅtačkī grȁh — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Serbo-Croatian: pasuljica — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Swahili: mkunde — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Swedish: ögonböna — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Tagalog: payap — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Tagalog: paayap — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Turkish: börülce — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Xhosa: isacoyi — cowpea plant Vigna unguiculata or Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
  • Arabic: لُوبِيَاء (lūbiyāʔ) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Arabic: لُوبِيَا (lūbiyā) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Arabic: دِجْر (dijr) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Arabic: لوبية (lubya) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Arabic: لوبية (lūbya) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Catalan: fesolet — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Chinese Cantonese: 眉豆 — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Chinese: 菜豆 (chhài-tāu) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豇豆 (jiāngdòu) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Dutch: zwartoogboon — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Finnish: pitkäpapu — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Finnish: lehmänpapu — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • French: cornille — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • French: dolique à œil noir — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • French: pois à vache — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • French: niébé — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • German: Kuhbohne — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • German: Augenbohne — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • German: Schwarzaugenbohne — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • German: Schlangenbohne — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Greek: μαυρομάτικα φασόλια (mavromátika fasólia) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Ancient Greek: φάσηλος (phásēlos) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Ancient Greek: σμῖλαξ (smîlax) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Hungarian: tehénborsó — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Khmer: សណ្ដែកអង្គុយ (sɑndaek ɑngkuy) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Korean: 동부 (dongbu) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Latin: phaseolus — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Persian: لوبیا (lôbiyâ) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Polish: fasolka wspięgi wężowatej — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Portuguese: feijão-frade — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Portuguese: feijão-carito — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Portuguese: chícharo — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Russian: коро́вий горо́х (koróvij goróx) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Serbo-Croatian: mletački grah — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Serbo-Croatian: pasuljica — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Spanish: frejol castilla — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Swahili: ukunde — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Swedish: ögonböna — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Tagalog: payap — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Tagalog: paayap — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Thai: ถั่วฝักยาว (tùua-fàk-yaao) — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Turkish: börülce — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Welsh: ffeuen lygatddu — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Welsh: pys y fuwch — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Wolof: ñebbe — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Xhosa: isacoyi — cowpea bean, the produce of the aforementioned plant
  • Polish: fasola czarne oczko — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: caupí — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: anconí — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: chícharo de vaca — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol alacín — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol carita — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frejol Castilla — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: fríjol caupí — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol de vara — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol ojo negro — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol pelón — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol yorimón — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: poroto caupí — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: xpelón — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: espelón — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: cuarentano (Mesoamerica) — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: alacín — any pale bean with a black spot
  • Spanish: frijol alasín — any pale bean with a black spot