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noun
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.
Origin:
1540–50; alteration of chich-pea, equivalent to late Middle English chiche (< Middle French ≪ Latin cicer chickpea) + pea
1540–50; alteration of chich-pea, equivalent to late Middle English chiche (< Middle French ≪ Latin cicer chickpea) + pea
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| —n | |
| 1. | a bushy leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, cultivated for its edible pealike seeds in the Mediterranean region, central Asia, and Africa |
| 2. | Also called: garbanzo the seed of this plant |
| [C16 ciche peasen, from ciche (from French chiche, from Latin cicer chickpea) + peasen; see | |
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Chickpea
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Example sentences
Chickpea flour lends these vegetables a crisp, nutty flavor.
The key is to persuade enough people to make a small change--say, from a hamburger to a chickpea fritter at lunch.
Chickpea seeds are always treated before planting to control damping-off and root rot.
The chickpea cooking liquid is the base of the soup.
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