Phrase guide

pigeon pea

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The edible seed of this plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

small highly nutritious seed of the tropical pigeon-pea plant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cajan pea, dahl

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pea

4

noun

Meaning 4

tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pigeon-pea plant, cajan pea, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, dahl, Cajanus cajan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shrub, bush

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: duifert — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Arabic: بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (bāzillāʔ hindiyya) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Arabic: بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (bisilla hindiyya) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Finnish: kyyhkynherne — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Finnish: kirjokyyhkynherne — Cajanus cajan plant
  • French: pois d'Angole — Cajanus cajan plant
  • German: Straucherbse — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Italian: caiano — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Kannada: ತೊಗರಿ (togari) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Mizo: behliang — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Portuguese: guandu — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Portuguese: andu — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Punjabi: ਅਰਹਰ (arahar) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Russian: голуби́ный горо́х (golubínyj goróx) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Russian: кая́н (kaján) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Serbo-Croatian: golubiji grašak — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Serbo-Croatian: golublji grah — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Spanish: guandú — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Spanish: quinchoncho — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Spanish: frijol de palo — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Swedish: duvärt — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Tamil: துவரம் பருப்பு (tuvaram paruppu) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Telugu: కందులు (kandulu) — Cajanus cajan plant
  • Arabic: بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (bāzillāʔ hindiyya) — edible seed
  • Arabic: بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (bisilla hindiyya) — edible seed
  • Burmese: ပဲစင်းငုံ (pai:cang:ngum) — edible seed
  • Finnish: kyyhkynherne — edible seed
  • German: Straucherbse — edible seed
  • Kannada: ತೊಗರಿ ಕಾಳು (togari kāḷu) — edible seed
  • Korean: 비둘기콩 (bidulgikong) — edible seed
  • Punjabi: ਅਰਹਰ (arahar) — edible seed
  • Serbo-Croatian: golubiji grašak — edible seed
  • Serbo-Croatian: golublji grah — edible seed
  • Spanish: guandú — edible seed
  • Spanish: quinchoncho — edible seed
  • Spanish: frijol de palo — edible seed
  • Swahili: mbaazi — edible seed
  • Telugu: కందిపప్పు (kandipappu) — edible seed