CHICKPEA


Meaning of CHICKPEA in English

noun Etymology: alteration of chich pea, from Middle English chiche, from Anglo-French, from Latin cicer Date: circa 1722 an Asian herb ( Cicer arietinum ) of the legume family cultivated for its short pods with one or two seeds

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