n. 1 a leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, with short swollen pods containing yellow beaked seeds. 2 this seed used as a vegetable.
[ orig. ciche pease f. L cicer: see PEASE ]
CHICKPEA
Meaning of CHICKPEA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012