chick-pea

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Definitions of chick-pea word

noun chick-pea Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds. 1
noun chick-pea the seeds of this plant, used extensively as a food. 1
noun chick-pea Alternative spelling of chickpea. 0

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; alteration of chich-pea, equivalent to late Middle English chiche (< Middle French ≪ Latin cicer chickpea) + pea1

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