chickpea
pronunciation
How to pronounce chickpea in British English:
UK [ˈtʃɪk pi:]
How to pronounce chickpea in American English:
US [ˈtʃɪkˌpi]
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- Noun:
- the seed of the chickpea plant
- Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
- large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
Word Origin
- chickpea
- chickpea: [18] Chickpeas have nothing to do with chickens, and only remotely anything to do with peas (they are both legumes). The word comes ultimately from Latin cicer (the name of the Roman orator Cicero is based on it – one of his ancestors must have had a chickpea-shaped wart). That came into English in the 14th century, by way of Old French, as chich, and chich remained for several centuries the name of the vegetable. The French, meanwhile, noting the leguminous resemblance, had taken to calling it pois chiche, which the English duly translated in the 16th century as chich-pea. Later, folk-etymology transformed chich to chick.
Example
- 1. Preparation and antioxidation activity of chickpea protein .
- 2. Chickpea , wheat , sorghum and corn are among the crops affected .
- 3. In orange , for instance , a town in provence where many north africans live , e. leclerc , a rival chain , was offering 20 varieties of chickpea .
- 4. While many take their meals on u.s. bases there that serve american-style food , those sent to villages and neighborhoods quickly learn about lamb , flat bread , and the ubiquitous chickpea .
- 5. Many dishes such as hummus a delicious chickpea spread are pervasive throughout the middle east .