chickpea

== English == === Alternative forms === chick pea === Etymology === Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃəkˌpiː/ Hyphenation: chick‧pea === Noun === chickpea (plural chickpeas) An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods. Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo A seed of this plant, often used as a food. Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo bean ==== Derived terms ==== chickpea of the sea ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== chickpea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Cicer arietinum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Cicer arietinum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === peachick