Chickpea Definition

chĭkpē
chickpeas
noun
chickpeas
A bushy annual plant (Cicer arietinum) of the pea family, with short, hairy pods containing usually two seeds; garbanzo.
Webster's New World
The edible seed.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Chickpea

Noun

Singular:
chickpea
Plural:
chickpeas

Origin of Chickpea

  • Obsolete chichpease Middle English chiche chickpea (from Old French) (from Latin cicer) pease pea pea

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French pois chiche, from pois ("pea") + chiche, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”)

    From Wiktionary

Chickpea Sentence Examples

  • The aubergine and chickpea casserole which I chose for the main course was equally unsatisfying.

  • In contrast to transgenic pea, mice fed transgenic lupin or transgenic chickpea did not give DTH response.

  • Dinner Chickpea and Vegetable Satay Heat a tsp olive oil in a saucepan and gently cook a sliced onion.

  • You can get protein in this meal with fruit yogurt, Greek yogurt, a small serving of chickpea curry, or a nut-butter sandwich on whole-grain bread.

  • Many grocery stores now stock all the ingredients you need to whip up tofu-based pad thai or chickpea curry.

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Words Starting With

CCHCHI

Words Ending With

AEAPEA

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Words Starting With C and Ending With A

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