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garbanzo bean en · NOUN

Etymology

From garbanzo + bean.

Meanings

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

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Synonyms

chickpea