garbanzo

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The word garbanzo came to English as "calavance" in the 17th century, from Old Spanish

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  1. noun See chickpea.

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  • These ready to eat garbanzo, kidney, pinto and black beans hold their shape and vibrant colors, delivering a hearty flavor to any dish.
  • No flour may be used, no corn (think cornmeal, cornstarch), no beans (so those gluten-free mixes _ make sure they don't use garbanzo or fava bean flour) and, for some, no rice. —  Catholic Online > Daily Readings
  • Chef Todd Gray of Equinox Restau-rant in Washington, D.C., tickles his patron's palates by blending together in a food processor ¾ cup sunflower butter, one can garbanzo beans, one cup olive oil, two garlic cloves, 1 ⁄ 4 cup lemon juice and one teaspoon cumin seeds to make a party-pleasing hummus.
  • However, I am a sneaker of ground garbanzo bean or pinto beans into chocolate chip cookies. —  Minnesota Mom
  • The restaurant specializes in the garbanzo-flour-thickened catfish chowder called moh hin gha, the biryani-style rice dish called dun buk htaminh, and lap pad thoke, a salad made with pickled tea leaves that have the consistency of stewed collard greens and the caffeine kick of a double espresso, and also in a sour vegetable dish made with a special Burmese green that the owner grows in his backyard. —  LA Weekly | Complete Issue
 

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  1. Spanish, alteration (perhaps influenced by Old Spanish garroba, algarroba) of Old Spanish arvanço, perhaps from Greek erebinthos.

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  1. Spanish: see calavance.
 

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/gɑrˈbɑnθoʊ/
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