chickpea

American  

[chik-pee] / ˈtʃɪkˌpi /

noun

1. Also called garbanzo.  a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.

2. the seeds of this plant, used extensively as a food.

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chickpea British  

/ ˈtʃɪkˌpiː /

noun

1. a bushy leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, cultivated for its edible pealike seeds in the Mediterranean region, central Asia, and Africa

2. Also called: garbanzo.  the seed of this plant

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Etymology

Origin of chickpea

1540–50; alteration of chich-pea, equivalent to late Middle English chiche (< Middle French ≪ Latin cicer chickpea) + pea ¹

Example Sentences

Videos of people sprinkling chia seeds on top of porridge and nutritionists lauding the benefits of red kidney beans and chickpeas are filling up people's TikTok feeds.

From BBC

“Boiled chickpeas seasoned with salt and pepper were the ultimate shtetl snack food,” she writes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Blake’s worry is that the new pyramid doesn’t do enough to message the nutritional value of legumes like chickpeas or black beans, which are cost-effective and have both protein and fiber.

From MarketWatch

Blake’s worry is that the new pyramid doesn’t do enough to message the nutritional value of legumes like chickpeas or black beans, which are cost-effective and have both protein and fiber.

From MarketWatch

That trove of emails became a useful marketing tool when Americans warmed to e-commerce and it no longer seemed insane to shop online for chickpeas.

From The Wall Street Journal