CHICKPEA


Meaning of CHICKPEA in English

/ ˈtʃɪk piː; NAmE / noun

( especially BrE ) ( NAmE usually gar·banzo , garˈbanzo bean ) a hard round seed, like a light brown pea , that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable

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WORD ORIGIN

early 18th cent. (earlier as chiche-pease ): from late Middle English chiche (from Old French chiche , cice , from Latin cicer chickpea) + pease peas .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.