garbanzo bean

English

Noun

garbanzo bean (plural garbanzo beans)

  1. Synonym of chickpea
    • 1884, The Dietetic Reformer and Vegetarian Messenger, volume XI, page 95:
      The Spaniard, it seems, takes at every meal his "garbanzo" bean, the Italian his macaroni, etc.
    • 1958, Colorado Agricultural College, Technical Bulletin, volume 734, page 1:
      Garbanzo bean (Cicer arietinum L.), also called chickpea, is a large-seeded annual legume.
    • 2006, Fabien Bellahsen, Daniel Rouche, France: Mediterranean Cuisine, page 60:
      Garbanzo beans have been known throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. They are available dried, or canned.
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