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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