noun

chickpea

chickpea

I love hummus made from chickpeas.

I love hummus made from chickpeas.

She added chickpeas to the salad.

She added chickpeas to the salad.

((noun)) chickpea I like to eat chickpeas.

Synonyms: garbanzo bean

From 'chick' + 'pea', named for its resemblance to a chick's head. It's a folk etymology from the Latin 'cicer'.

Picture a tiny 'chick' that is shaped like a 'pea'. This visual connects the two parts of the word.

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