snap pea
noun
: a cultivated pea that has edible usually round pods easily snapped like beans and that is classified with the snow pea as a variety (Pisum sativum macrocarpon)
called also sugar snap pea
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Use it as a dressing for watermelon and snap pea salad or cut with soy as a dipping sauce for scallion pancakes. 
Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022 Some of the most gorgeous scallops around come with a snap pea salad tossed with sorrel sauce and liquid ribbons of tonnato — Italy’s treasured tuna sauce — broadened to include pureed fava beans. Washington Post, 27 July 2021 My dining companion devoured a snap pea salad swimming in green goddess dressing and furikake. BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021 Slated to open in North Beach this spring, Shuggie’s will prioritize produce that local farms would have otherwise tossed as well as parts of ingredients that normally get thrown away, such as cauliflower greens and snap pea ends. Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2020 Chop up cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, snap peas and carrots for this little number. Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2020 Fold in asparagus, snap peas, tarragon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, adding 1/4 to 1/3 cup pasta water if pasta seems dry. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2020 Her mustard vinaigrette pairs perfectly with a simple green bean snap pea salad, and the chicken stock is a great base for soups and gravy. Sarah Thomas Drawbaugh, Bon Appétit, 2 Nov. 2019 The Lucky Chow host grows the snappiest snap peas, and the views aren’t bad either. Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2019 See More
Mackenzie Chung Fegan, Bon Appétit, 13 July 2022 Some of the most gorgeous scallops around come with a snap pea salad tossed with sorrel sauce and liquid ribbons of tonnato — Italy’s treasured tuna sauce — broadened to include pureed fava beans. Washington Post, 27 July 2021 My dining companion devoured a snap pea salad swimming in green goddess dressing and furikake. BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021 Slated to open in North Beach this spring, Shuggie’s will prioritize produce that local farms would have otherwise tossed as well as parts of ingredients that normally get thrown away, such as cauliflower greens and snap pea ends. Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 17 Nov. 2020 Chop up cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, snap peas and carrots for this little number. Kari Sonde, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2020 Fold in asparagus, snap peas, tarragon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, adding 1/4 to 1/3 cup pasta water if pasta seems dry. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 14 Apr. 2020 Her mustard vinaigrette pairs perfectly with a simple green bean snap pea salad, and the chicken stock is a great base for soups and gravy. Sarah Thomas Drawbaugh, Bon Appétit, 2 Nov. 2019 The Lucky Chow host grows the snappiest snap peas, and the views aren’t bad either. Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1978, in the meaning defined above