Phrase guide

snow pea

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A group of pea (Pisum sativum) cultivars, with flat and edible pods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mangetout, sugar pea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pea, vegetable, food

2

noun

Meaning 2

green peas with flat edible pods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sugar pea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: green pea, garden pea

3

noun

Meaning 3

variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sugar pea

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible-pod pea, edible-podded pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: tirabec — cultivar of pea
  • Chinese Cantonese: 荷蘭豆 /荷兰豆 — cultivar of pea
  • Chinese Cantonese: 雪豆 — cultivar of pea
  • Chinese Mandarin: 荷蘭豆 /荷兰豆 (hélándòu) — cultivar of pea
  • Dutch: peul — cultivar of pea
  • Dutch: peultje — cultivar of pea
  • Finnish: sokeriherne — cultivar of pea
  • French: mangetout — cultivar of pea
  • Galician: tirabeque — cultivar of pea
  • German: Kefe — cultivar of pea
  • German: Zuckerschote — cultivar of pea
  • Indonesian: kacang kapri — cultivar of pea
  • Japanese: 莢豌豆 (sayaendou) — cultivar of pea
  • Japanese: サヤエンドウ (sayaendou) — cultivar of pea
  • Khmer: សណ្ដែកហោលិនតាវ (sɑndaek haolintaa) — cultivar of pea
  • Khmer: ហោឡាំងតៅ (hao laŋ tav) — cultivar of pea
  • Luxembourgish: Mange-tout — cultivar of pea
  • Polish: groch cukrowy — cultivar of pea
  • Portuguese: ervilha de quebrar — cultivar of pea
  • Portuguese: ervilha torta — cultivar of pea
  • Russian: сне́жный горо́х (snéžnyj goróx) — cultivar of pea
  • Russian: сне́жный горо́шек (snéžnyj goróšek) — cultivar of pea
  • Spanish: tirabeque — cultivar of pea
  • Thai: ถั่วลันเตา — cultivar of pea
  • Thai: ลันเตา — cultivar of pea
  • Turkish: şeker bezelye — cultivar of pea