garbanzo

[ gahr-bahn-zoh ]
noun,plural gar·ban·zos.

  1. chickpea (def. 1).

Origin of garbanzo

1
1750–60, Americanism;<Spanish, alteration of Old Spanish arvanco; perhaps akin to Latin ervum (see ervil)

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British Dictionary definitions for garbanzo

garbanzo

/ (ɡɑːˈbænzəʊ) /

nounplural -zos

  1. another name for chickpea

Origin of garbanzo

1
C18: from Spanish, from arvanço, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German araweiz pea

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