chickpea
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Based on French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).
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Noun[edit]
chickpea (plural chickpeas)
- An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
- Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo
- A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
- Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo bean
- Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.
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See also[edit]
chickpea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cicer arietinum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cicer arietinum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons