pea soup

Dense green potage

Pea soup is a thick soup made from dried split peas, often with ham or bacon.

The consistency is dense and opaque, which extends the term to thick fog: The fog was like pea soup.

A pea-souper is a dense fog, especially the yellow-gray smogs that once plagued industrial cities like London.

fog

thick

Having great depth

  • murkyDark and unclear
  • smogSunlight-activated urban pollution
  • hazeMurky atmospheric suspension

fogbound · London · impenetrable · visibility · blanket · smothering · opacity · gloomy · sulfurous · yellow

texture

thick

Having great depth

velvety · smooth · puréed · chunky · lumpy · opaque · heavy · rich · simmered · blended

comfort

homemade

Prepared at one's residence

soothing · satisfying · wholesome · simmered · rustic · traditional · velvety · creamy · fireside · hearth

dish

potage

Thick, blended soup

lentils · stew · purée · bisque · chowder · minestrone · gumbo · bacon · onion · celery

verdant

green

Color of vegetation

herbal · fresh · spring · garden · vibrant · vegetable · natural · organic · wholesome · lush

Categories
Opposites
soup consistency/clarity

pea soupconsommé

Clarified, concentrated stock

bouillon · beef broth · bone broth · watery soup · miso soup

visibility conditions

pea soupcrystal clear

Entirely unambiguous, perfectly understood

clear skies · clear as day · cloudless · transparent · pellucid

soup elaborateness/complexity

pea soupconsommé

Clarified, concentrated stock

bouillabaisse · lobster bisque · French onion soup · cioppino

Family

soup, pea, peas, soups, soupy, pease

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G