Meanings
nounsnap pea (plural snap peas)
plural snap peas
- A cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the latter in that its pod is more rounded.
Synonyms: sugar snap pea
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cultivar of pea, Pisum sativum, having an edible pod like the snow pea, but differing from the latter in that its pod is more rounded.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounvariety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods
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Broader
edible-pod peaedible-podded peaPisum sativum macrocarpon
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 甜豆
- 甜豆 (tiándòu)cultivar of pea
Finnish taittoherne
- taittohernecultivar of pea
German Zuckererbse
- Zuckererbsecultivar of pea
Polish groch cukrowy
- groch cukrowycultivar of pea
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APA
snap pea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap%20pea
MLA
“snap pea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap%20pea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snap pea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snap%20pea.
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