pese
Middle English
/ˈpɛːz(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A pea seed of m.
- The leguminous plant Pisum sativum (Pisum sativum).
- Something equivalent to or like a pea usually in size
- Something of next to no worth or importance.
- (rare) The spawn of fish or frogs.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English pise (pea) derived from Latin pisa, pisum (pea) derived from Ancient Greek πίσον.
Origin
Ancient Greek
πίσον
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Peabody English
- cowpea English
- earthpea English
- goober pea English
- heartpea English
- nut English
- pea English
- pea-pheasant English
- pea-sized English
- pea-time English
- peaberry English
- peabrain English
- peabrained English
- peachick English
- peacock English
- peafowl English
- peagoose English
- peagrit English
- peagrowing English
- peahen English
- pealess English
- pealike English
- peameal English
- peaness English
- peanut English
- peascod English
- pease English
- peasemeal English
- peashooter English
- peastone English
- sweetpea English
- *pisellum Latin
- pisa Latin
- pisum Latin
- pīsum Latin
- csicseriborsó Hungarian
- pisello Italian
- pisiforme Italian
- guisantes Spanish, Castilian
- pisiforme Spanish, Castilian
- πίσον Ancient Greek
- πίσος / πίσον Ancient Greek
- pisa Old English
- pise Old English
- cod Middle English
- mous Middle English
- mousepese Middle English
- pesecod Middle English
- pis Irish
- pois Old French
- pys Welsh
- peas Jamaican Creole
- pi·š Yurok