CHICKPEA


Meaning of CHICKPEA in English

/chik"pee'/ , n.

1. Also called garbanzo . a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.

2. the seeds of this plant, used extensively as a food.

[ 1540-50; alter. of chich-pea, equiv. to late ME chiche ( cicer chickpea) + PEA ]

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