chickpea

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chickpea

/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/ UK
/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/ Canada, US
/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/ Australia
/ˈt͡ʃəkˌpiː/ New Zealand

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Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

noun chickpeas · chick pea

An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
Similar: Bengal gram, garbanzo
A seed of this plant, often used as a food. Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.
Similar: Bengal gram, garbanzo bean

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noun plant

Español	garbanzo
한국어	병아리콩 byeong'arikong
中文	鷹嘴豆 /鹰嘴豆 yīngzuǐdòu
Português	grão-de-bico
Français	pois chiche
Deutsch	Kichererbse
Italiano	cece
Ελληνικά	ρεβιθιά revithiá
Română	năut
Русский	нут nut, туре́цкий горо́х turéckij goróx, наха́т naxát, ху́мус xúmus, бара́ний горо́х baránij goróx
العربية	حِمِّص ḥimmiṣ
עברית	חומוס ḥumuṣ

noun seed

Español	garbanzo
한국어	병아리콩 byeong'arikong
日本語	ヒヨコ豆 hiyokomame
中文	鷹嘴豆 /鹰嘴豆 yīngzuǐdòu
हिन्दी	काबुली चना kābulī canā, काबूली kābūlī, छोला cholā, चना canā
Português	grão-de-bico
Français	pois chiche
Deutsch	Kichererbse
Italiano	cece
Ελληνικά	ρεβίθι revíthi
Română	năut
Русский	нут nut
Tiếng Việt	đậu gà
العربية	حِمِّص ḥimmiṣ
עברית	הומוס humouss

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@misc{chickpea_2026,
  title = {chickpea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chickpea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}