Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
  • noun A seed of this plant.

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  • noun An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
  • noun A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Obsolete chichpease : Middle English chiche, chickpea (from Old French, from Latin cicer) + pease, pea; see pea.]

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French pois chiche, from pois ("pea") + chiche, from Latin cicer ("chickpea")

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Examples

  • I love chickpeas, plus the word chickpea is as cute as it gets.

    Around The Cabinet In 60 Seconds 2008

  • Mashed potatoes spiced right and dipped in chickpea flour that coats the ball of potates in a thin coat.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Anjali 2008

  • Batata Vada is the ball of potato dipped in chickpea batter and fried in hot peanut oil.

    Archive 2008-03-01 Anjali 2008

  • Batata Vada is the ball of potato dipped in chickpea batter and fried in hot peanut oil.

    Batata Vada Odyssey Anjali 2008

  • Mashed potatoes spiced right and dipped in chickpea flour that coats the ball of potates in a thin coat.

    Batata Vada Odyssey Anjali 2008

  • Easycrafts makes a saatvic chole that look nice and creamy and the secret in chickpea flour.

    Archive 2007-12-01 Anjali 2007

  • Dee of Ammalu's Kitchen transforms plain chickpea flour into a steaming hot bowl of Methi Pitla with the addition of a handful of aromatic methi leaves.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Nupur 2007

  • Easycrafts makes a saatvic chole that look nice and creamy and the secret in chickpea flour.

    Chole Naan and The Mela Anjali 2007

  • It sold tea and coffee and well as Maggi noodles; and get this, "Maggi pakodas", fried snacks using cooked maggi noodles dunked in chickpea batter (instead of the usual veggies)!

    Archive 2006-01-01 Nupur 2006

  • The name chickpea traces back through the French chiche to Latin cicer (from which the Roman cognomen Cicero was taken).

    Find Me A Cure 2009

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  • With tahini, the main ingredient in hummus.

    February 21, 2007

  • What do arugula and chickpeas have in common? See usage/historical note on page accidia.

    December 2, 2016