peasecod

9.9

A pod that holds peas and is sometimes eaten with them

noun
/ˈpizˌkäd/

Archaic

: vaina de guisante

She picked a fresh peasecod from the vine and popped it open to eat the peas inside.

Examples

In some dishes, the entire peasecod is cooked and served as a vegetable.
During the tour of the garden, we learned that not all peasecods are edible.
The peasecod is often overlooked in cooking.
I found a few peasecods in the garden.
In some dishes, the entire peasecod is cooked and served as a vegetable.
During the tour of the garden, we learned that not all peasecods are edible.
She picked a fresh peasecod from the vine and popped it open to eat the peas inside.

Synonyms

pod

vspeasecod

56 1.2

A long narrow case on a plant that holds seeds like peas

is the specific garden seed case sometimes eaten in particular varieties

pea pod

vspeasecod

1 1.0

A long green shell on the plant that holds small round vegetables

is the same seed case but is an older dialectal name

Surface Forms

peasecod singular

peasecods plural

Morphology

peasecod = pease + cod (opaque) = pease + cod

Although historically a compound of 'pease' + 'cod', both elements use archaic senses ('pease' as singular 'pea' and 'cod' as 'pouch'), so the meaning is not obvious to most learners.

Etymology

Peasecod comes from two old parts: pease meaning 'pea' and cod meaning 'pouch' or 'bag'. So a peasecod is literally a little 'pea pouch' — the pod that holds the peas and that in some varieties you can eat.