Definitions for garbanzogɑrˈbɑn zoʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gar•ban•zogɑrˈbɑn zoʊ(n.)(pl.)-zos.
Category: Plants
Ref: chickpea.
Origin of garbanzo:
1750–60, Amer.; < Sp, alter. of OSp arvanco; perh. akin to L ervum bitter vetch
Princeton's WordNet
chickpea, garbanzo(noun)
the seed of the chickpea plant
chickpea, garbanzo(noun)
large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
Wiktionary
garbanzo(Noun)
An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamily Faboideae or Papilionoideae, of which the plant has white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and yields pods containing two to three peas.
garbanzo(Noun)
A seed of this plant; the chickpea
Origin: As calavance, from garbanzo, possibly from garau + antzu
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