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pigeon pea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
2. 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 85:

Forms

Synonyms

gungo pea · pigeon bean · toovar · Congo pea · toor · red gram · gandul · dal · togari

Translations (40)

sh golublji grah (Cajanus cajan plant) · fr pois d'Angole (Cajanus cajan plant) · es guandú (edible seed) · te కందిపప్పు (edible seed) · ru голуби́ный горо́х (Cajanus cajan plant) · ko 비둘기콩 (edible seed) · pl groszek nikli indyjskiej (edible seed) · fi kyyhkynherne (edible seed) · sw mbaazi (edible seed) · pa ਅਰਹਰ (Cajanus cajan plant) · ta துவரம் பருப்பு (Cajanus cajan plant) · ru кая́н (Cajanus cajan plant) · lus behliang (Cajanus cajan plant) · kn ತೊಗರಿ ಕಾಳು (edible seed) · es guandú (Cajanus cajan plant) · es quinchoncho (Cajanus cajan plant) · es quinchoncho (edible seed) · te కందులు (Cajanus cajan plant) · es frijol de palo (Cajanus cajan plant) · sh golubiji grašak (Cajanus cajan plant) · de Straucherbse (Cajanus cajan plant) · kn ತೊಗರಿ (Cajanus cajan plant) · sv duvärt (Cajanus cajan plant) · my ပဲစင်းငုံ (edible seed) · ar بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (Cajanus cajan plant) · fi kirjokyyhkynherne (Cajanus cajan plant) · pt andu (Cajanus cajan plant) · pa ਅਰਹਰ (edible seed) · af duifert (Cajanus cajan plant) · ar بِسِلَّة هِنْدِيَّة (edible seed) · pl nikla indyjska (Cajanus cajan plant) · it caiano (Cajanus cajan plant) · ar بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (Cajanus cajan plant) · sh golubiji grašak (edible seed) · fi kyyhkynherne (Cajanus cajan plant) · pt guandu (Cajanus cajan plant) · de Straucherbse (edible seed) · es frijol de palo (edible seed) · sh golublji grah (edible seed) · ar بَازِلَّاء هِنْدِيَّة (edible seed)