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GARBANZO
chickpea, garbanzo
(noun) large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
chickpea, garbanzo
(noun) the seed of the chickpea plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
garbanzo (plural garbanzos)
An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
A seed of this plant; the chickpea.
Source: Wiktionary
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