garbanzo

gar·ban·zo  (gär-bänz)

n. pl. gar·ban·zos

See chickpea.

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[Spanish, alteration (perhaps influenced by Old Spanish garroba, algarroba) of Old Spanish arvanço, perhaps from Greek erebinthos.]

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garbanzo [gɑːˈbænzəʊ]

n pl -zos

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for chickpea

[from Spanish, from arvanço, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German araweiz pea]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garbanzo - the seed of the chickpea plant chickpea 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.	garbanzo - large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried chickpea 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