pigeon pea

See also: pigeonpea

English

Pigeon pea plant (1).

Pigeon peas (2).

Alternative forms

pigeonpea

Etymology

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Noun

pigeon pea (plural pigeon peas)

(botany) A tropical African plant, Cajanus cajan, formerly Cajanus indicus.
(cooking) The edible seed of this plant; dahl.
Synonyms: Congo pea, gandul (Caribbean, Puerto Rico), gungo pea (Jamaica), red gram (India), togari (India), toor (India), toovar (India)

Translations

Cajanus cajan plant

Afrikaans: duifert (af)
French: pois d'Angole (fr) m
German: Straucherbse f

Italian: caiano m
Portuguese: guandu m
Spanish: guandú m

edible seed

German: Straucherbse f

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Ngazidja Comorian: ^{(please verify)} ntsuzi class 9/10
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} gandul (es) m, ^{(please verify)} guandul m, (Peru) ^{(please verify)} frijol de palo, (Venezuela) ^{(please verify)} quinchoncho m