chickpea
/ˈtʃɪkpiː/noun
1
- a round yellowish seed which is a pulse of major importance as food鹰嘴豆。亦称GARBANZO.
2
- the leguminous Old World plant which bears these seeds鹰嘴豆（植物）。
2.1
- Cicer arietinum, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Cicer arietinum,豆科。
词源
early 18th cent. （earlier as chiche-pease）： from late Middle English chiche （from Old French chiche, cice, from Latin cicer 'chickpea'）+PEASE.