CHICKPEA


Meaning of CHICKPEA in 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.