chick-pea
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▪ plantalso called Gram, or Garbanzo(species Cicer arietinum), annual plant of the pea family (Fabaceae), widely grown for its nutritious seeds. The bushy, 60-centimetre (2-foot) plants bear pinnate leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The yellow-brown peas are borne one or two to a pod. Chick-peas are an important food plant in India, Africa, and Central and South America. Hummus, or hummous—chick-peas mashed to a paste with lemon juice, olive oil, and sesame paste—is widely eaten in the Middle East as a sauce and dip for bread. Mashed cooked chick-peas are formed into small flat cakes and fried for falafel (or felafel), a popular Israeli snack. In southern Europe, chick-peas are a common ingredient in soups, salads, and stews. A kind of meal or flour is also made from chick-peas.
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Chick pea — Pea Pea, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. ?, ?. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chick-pea — ( p[=e] ), n. [See {Chich}.] 1. (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant ({Cicer arietinum}) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram. [1913 Webster] 2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chick|pea — «CHIHK PEE», noun. 1. an annual plant of the pea family. Its short, puffy pods contain pealike seeds which are used for food. 2. one of these seeds. ╂[earlier chich pease, an assumed plural < chiche pea < Old French, alteration of cice,… … Useful english dictionary
chick-pea — 1712, false singular back formation from chich pease (1540s), from Fr. pois chiche, from L. cicer pea. For second element, see PEASE (Cf. pease) … Etymology dictionary
chick-pea — sėjamasis avinžirnis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos maistinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Cicer arietinum). atitikmenys: lot. Cicer arietinum angl. Bengal gram; chick pea; garbanzo; gram vok. Kichererbse pranc. pois… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
chick pea — garbanzo bean, dwarf pea … English contemporary dictionary
chick-pea — noun (C) a large brown pea which is cooked and eaten; garbanzo … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Chick-pea — Cicer (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
chick pea — see chickpea … English dictionary
chick-pea — n. 1 a leguminous plant, Cicer arietinum, with short swollen pods containing yellow beaked seeds. 2 this seed used as a vegetable. Etymology: orig. ciche pease f. L cicer: see PEASE … Useful english dictionary
