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chick·pea  (chkp)

n. In both senses also called garbanzo.

1. An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

2. A seed of this plant.

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[Obsolete chichpease : Middle English chiche, chickpea (from Old French, from Latin cicer) + pease, pea; see pea.]

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chickpea [ˈtʃɪkˌpiː]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a bushy leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, cultivated for its edible pealike seeds in the Mediterranean region, central Asia, and Africa

2. (Cookery) Also called garbanzo the seed of this plant

[C16 ciche peasen, from ciche (from French chiche, from Latin cicer chickpea) + peasen; see pea]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chickpea - the seed of the chickpea plant garbanzo legume - the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case chickpea plant, Cicer arietinum, Egyptian pea, chickpea - Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
	2.	chickpea - Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds chickpea plant, Cicer arietinum, Egyptian pea garbanzo, chickpea - large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried legume, leguminous plant - an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae chickpea, garbanzo - the seed of the chickpea plant
	3.	chickpea - large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried garbanzo legume - the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) chickpea plant, Cicer arietinum, Egyptian pea, chickpea - Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds

Translations

chickpea [ˈtʃɪkpiː] N → garbanzo m

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chickpea [ˈtʃɪkpiː] n → pois m chiche

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chickpea [ˈtʃɪkˌpiː] n → cece m

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chickpea [ˈtʃɪkˌpiː] n → cece m

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chickpea → حبة الحمص cizrna kikært Kichererbse αρακάς garbanzo kikherne pois chiche čičvarda cece ヒヨコマメ 병아리콩 kikkererwt kikert ciecierzyca pospolita grão de bico горох турецкий kikärta ถั่วจำพวกหนึ่งมีรูปกลมเล็กสีน้ำตาลอ่อนใช้ทำอาหาร nohut hạt đậu gà 鹰嘴豆