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  1. chick-pea

    The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Chickpea seeds are high in protein. It is one of the earliest cultivated legumes, and 9500-year-old remains have been found in the Middle East.The chickpea is a key ingredient in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisines, used in hummus, and, when ground into flour, falafel. It also is important in Indian cuisine, used in salads, soups and stews, and curry, in chana masala, and in other meal products like channa. In 2019, India was responsible for 70% of global chickpea production.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Chick-peanoun

    a Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram

  2. Chick-peanoun

    its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts

  3. Etymology: [See Chich.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Chick-pea

    chik′-pē, n. a dwarf species of pea cultivated for food in the south of Europe and other places. [Fr. chiche—L. cicer, and Pea.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of chick-pea in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of chick-pea in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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