pease

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/piːz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pēz)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pease  (pēz),USA pronunciation n., pl. pease. [Archaic.]
  1. Plant Biologya pea.
  2. Plant Biologypl. of pea. 
  • Greek píson pea, pulse
  • Late Latin pisa feminine singular use of plural of Latin pisum (neuter)
  • Middle English pese, Old English peose, pise bef. 900
pease′like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pease /piːz/ n ( pl pease)
  1. an archaic or dialect word for pea
Etymology: Old English peose, via Late Latin from Latin pisa peas, pl of pisum, from Greek pison
'pease' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brose - pea - peasecod - pease pudding - split pea - apiece - dogsbody - kudos - peasecod breastplate

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