chick‧pea /ˈtʃɪkpiː/
noun [countable][
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: chich 'chickpea' (14-19 centuries) (from Old French chiche, from Latin cicer) + pea]
a large brown
pea which is cooked and eaten
Synonym : garbanzo American English [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲