chickpea

chickpea pods with chickpeas inside

Meaning

Noun

  • An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum (species)) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
  • A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

Origin

  • , from pois + chiche, from Latin cicer ("chickpea").

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