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pea soup

n.
1. A purée or soup made of cooked dried peas.
2. Informal Dense fog.
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pea′ soup`


n.
1. a thick soup made from split peas.
2. a dense fog.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pea soup - a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)pea soup - a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree)
soup - liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
2.pea soup - a heavy thick yellow fog
fog - droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
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Translations

pea soup

npassato or crema di piselli
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