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chick·pea
/
ˈtʃɪkˌpi
/
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chik
-pee
]
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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.
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Origin:
1540–50;
alteration of
chich-pea,
equivalent to
late Middle English
chiche
(<
Middle French
≪
Latin
cicer
chickpea) +
pea
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chickpea
(ˈtʃɪkˌpiː)
—
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
pea
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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