chick ‧ pea /ˈtʃɪkpiː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: chich 'chickpea' (14-19 centuries) (from Old French chiche , from Latin cicer ) + pea ]
a large brown ↑ pea which is cooked and eaten SYN garbanzo American English
chick ‧ pea /ˈtʃɪkpiː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: chich 'chickpea' (14-19 centuries) (from Old French chiche , from Latin cicer ) + pea ]
a large brown ↑ pea which is cooked and eaten SYN garbanzo American English
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012