2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 — «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 milk-vetch — ilguolinė kulkšnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos medingas, pašarinis, vaistinis augalas (Astragalus cicer), paplitęs vakarų Azijoje ir pietų Europoje. atitikmenys: lot. Astragalus cicer angl. chick pea milk vetch; cicer milk … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
chick-pea — ▪ plant also 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… … Universalium
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
