gar·ban·zo (gär-bän z )n. pl. gar·ban·zos See chickpea. [Spanish, alteration (perhaps influenced by Old Spanish garroba, algarroba) of Old Spanish arvanço, perhaps from Greek erebinthos.] |
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]
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| Noun | 1. | garbanzo - the seed of the chickpea plant 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 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 |
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