Meanings
plural pigeon peas · alternative pigeonpea
- A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
- The edible seed of this plant.
Pigeon peas are like hard brown pills specially grown to condition small bodies that are all feather, bone, muscle, head and heart.
1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 85Synonyms: Congo pea, gandul, gungo pea, red gram, togari, toor, toovar, dal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe edible seed of this plant.
More synonyms by meaning
nountropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
So called as they are used as feed for domesticated pigeons.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans duifert
- duifertCajanus cajan plant
Arabic بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة, بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة
- بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (bāzillāʔ hindiyya)Cajanus cajan plant
- بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (bisilla hindiyya)Cajanus cajan plant
- بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (bāzillāʔ hindiyya)edible seed
- بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (bisilla hindiyya)edible seed
Finnish kyyhkynherne, kirjokyyhkynherne
- kyyhkynherneCajanus cajan plant
- kirjokyyhkynherneCajanus cajan plant
- kyyhkynherneedible seed
French pois d'Angole
- pois d'AngoleCajanus cajan plant
German Straucherbse, Straucherbse
- StraucherbseCajanus cajan plant
- Straucherbseedible seed
Italian caiano
- caianoCajanus cajan plant
Korean 비둘기콩
- 비둘기콩 (bidulgikong)edible seed
Polish nikla indyjska, groszek nikli indyjskiej
- nikla indyjskaCajanus cajan plant
- groszek nikli indyjskiejedible seed
Portuguese guandu, andu
- guanduCajanus cajan plant
- anduCajanus cajan plant
Punjabi ਅਰਹਰ, ਅਰਹਰ
- ਅਰਹਰ (arahar)Cajanus cajan plant
- ਅਰਹਰ (arahar)edible seed
Russian голуби́ный горо́х, кая́н
- голуби́ный горо́х (golubínyj goróx)Cajanus cajan plant
- кая́н (kaján)Cajanus cajan plant
Spanish guandú, quinchoncho
- guandúCajanus cajan plant
- quinchonchoCajanus cajan plant
- frijol de paloCajanus cajan plant
- guandúedible seed
- quinchonchoedible seed
- frijol de paloedible seed
Swahili mbaazi
- mbaaziedible seed
Swedish duvärt
- duvärtCajanus cajan plant
Tamil துவரம் பருப்பு
- துவரம் பருப்பு (tuvaram paruppu)Cajanus cajan plant
Cite this entry
pigeon pea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeon%20pea
“pigeon pea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeon%20pea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pigeon pea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pigeon%20pea.
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