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Word: Chickpea
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century (earlier as chiche-pease): from late Middle English chiche (from Old French chiche, cice, from Latin cicer ‘chickpea’) + pease
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈtʃɪkpiː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a round yellowish edible seed, widely used as a pulse.
Short Definition:round yellowish edible seed
Definition:
the Old World plant of the pea family which bears chickpeas.
Short Definition:Old World plant of pea family which bears chickpeas
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