Definition of marrowfat pea in English:
marrowfat pea
nounˈmarə(ʊ)fat ˌpiːˈmɛroʊˌfæt ˌpi
A pea of a large variety which is processed and sold in cans.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fish or steak are the traditional options, but you could go for the Dundee classic, the Buster, a plate of marrowfat peas, liberally doused with vinegar.
- Huge plastic tubs of dried marrowfat peas would have to be left to soak overnight before being steamed in the morning.
- There is also a lack of authenticity: you are unlikely to find classic Scotch broth, bulging with barley, marrowfat peas, vegetables and an entire runner of beef, rammed into a tin.
- Our own wonderful scotch broth - better than France's hip pot au feu - is hearty and wholesome, thick with barley, vegetables, marrowfat peas and beef or lamb.
- They are as different from the fat autumn turnips as petit pois are from marrowfat peas.
Definition of marrowfat pea in US English:
marrowfat pea
nounˈmerōˌfat ˌpēˈmɛroʊˌfæt ˌpi
A pea of a large variety which is processed and sold in cans.
Example sentencesExamples
- There is also a lack of authenticity: you are unlikely to find classic Scotch broth, bulging with barley, marrowfat peas, vegetables and an entire runner of beef, rammed into a tin.
- They are as different from the fat autumn turnips as petit pois are from marrowfat peas.
- Fish or steak are the traditional options, but you could go for the Dundee classic, the Buster, a plate of marrowfat peas, liberally doused with vinegar.
- Huge plastic tubs of dried marrowfat peas would have to be left to soak overnight before being steamed in the morning.
- Our own wonderful scotch broth - better than France's hip pot au feu - is hearty and wholesome, thick with barley, vegetables, marrowfat peas and beef or lamb.