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- [chik-pee]
- /ˈtʃɪkˌpi/
- /ˈtʃɪk.piː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chik-pee]
- /ˈtʃɪkˌpi/
Definitions of chickpea word
- countable noun chickpea Chickpeas are hard round seeds that look like pale-brown peas. They can be cooked and eaten. 3
- noun chickpea a bushy leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, cultivated for its edible pealike seeds in the Mediterranean region, central Asia, and Africa 3
- noun chickpea the seed of this plant 3
- noun chickpea a bushy annual plant (Cicer arietinum) of the pea family, with short, hairy pods containing usually two seeds; garbanzo 3
- noun chickpea the edible seed 3
- noun chickpea Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds. 1
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Origin of chickpea
First appearance:
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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Parts of speech for Chickpea
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chickpea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chickpea usage trend in Literature
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