garbanzo

[ gahr-bahn-zoh ]

noun

, plural gar·ban·zos.

1. chickpea ( def 1 ).

garbanzo

/ ɡɑːˈbænzəʊ /

noun

1. another name for chickpea

Word History and Origins

Origin of garbanzo¹

1750–60, Americanism; < Spanish, alteration of Old Spanish arvanco; perhaps akin to Latin ervum ( ervil )

Word History and Origins

Origin of garbanzo¹

C18: from Spanish, from arvanço, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German araweiz pea