lapeh
Definitions
n. Yellow split peas.
Example Sentences
"It is best to make your own chicken soup. I make mine with chicken bones, turkey neck, chopped onions, turmeric, a handful of either yellow split peas (lapeh) or garbanzo beans and salt." (Sephardic Heritage Cookbook: Ottoman, Persian, Moroccan, Egyptian Recipes and More by Sephardic Temple Or Chadash Sisterhood)
Languages of Origin
- Persian
Etymology
لپه
- Persian: Jews with recent ancestry in Iran
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
lappeh, lape, lappe
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