pea-soup fog — «PEE SOOP», Informal. a very thick and heavy fog: »The term “pea soup” has no standing among weathermen, but then most pea soup fogs the ones in London, for instance aren t simply fogs but combinations of fog and smog (E. B. White) … Useful english dictionary
Pea soup — is soup made, typically, from dried peas. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is greyish green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pisum sativum.Pea soup has been… … Wikipedia
pea-soup|er — «PEE SOO puhr», noun. Informal. a pea soup fog: »The London pea souper made her homesick for her house in Hollywood (This Week) … Useful english dictionary
pea soup — noun 1. a thick soup made of dried peas (usually made into a puree) (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑soup 2. a heavy thick yellow fog • Syn: ↑pea souper • Hypernyms: ↑fog * * * … Useful english dictionary
pea soup — or pea souper can be used to describe dense fog … The small dictionary of idiomes
pea soup — noun count 1. ) a soup made from PEAS 2. ) INFORMAL a FOG (=thick low cloud) in which you cannot see anything … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pea soup — pea′ soup n. 1) a thick soup made from split peas 2) inf a dense fog … From formal English to slang
pea soup — 1. a heavy soup made from dried split peas or, sometimes, fresh peas 2. a dense, yellowish fog: also Chiefly Brit. peasouper n … English World dictionary
pea soup — soup made from peas; thick fog … English contemporary dictionary
pea soup — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fog, smog, traffic hazard, pea souper*; see fog … English dictionary for students
pea-soup·er — /ˌpiːˈsupɚ/ noun, pl ers [count] Brit old fashioned + informal : a very heavy and thick fog The fog was very bad–a real pea souper … Useful english dictionary
