chickpea
An annual plant in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short…An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
» Hummus is made from mashed chickpeas.
Meaning
2 sensesAn annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
Kichererbse
нутnut, туре́цкий горо́хturéckij goróx, наха́тnaxát
Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.
Kichererbse
нутnut
нутnut, турецький горохturecʹkyj horox
the seed of the chickpea plant
Examples
43 sentencesHummus is made from mashed chickpeas.
We cooked a curry with chickpeas.
I use chickpeas in my salads.
I made a creamy chickpea soup.
Roasted chickpeas are a tasty snack.
Translations
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Origin
Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from LatinCalque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).
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Forms
plural: chickpeasSynonyms
6 synonyms- large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried:garbanzo
- Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds:chickpea plantEgyptian peaCicer arietinum
- the seed of the chickpea plant:garbanzo