also: スナックえんどう
noun
snap pea; sugar snap pea
Refers to the edible-pod pea variety. Often contrasted with スナップエンドウ, though both terms are used for similar cultivars.
See also: スナップエンドウ
スナックエンドウをさっと茹でてサラダに加えた。
I quickly boiled the snap peas and added them to the salad.
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kanji form is rarely used.
Rare kanji spelling; it is rarely used.
Often used interchangeably with スナックエンドウ for snap peas; some sources treat them as synonyms, while others distinguish by cultivar.
From English 'snack' + 'endō' (pea), likely a wasei-eigo formation. The exact origin is uncertain.