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chickpea

/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
chick-pea
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

noun

A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/
  • British English: /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː/

Inflected Forms

chickpeas (plural) chick pea (alternative)

Phrases

chickpea of the sea Cicer arietinum

Frequently Paired Words

Cicer arietinum

Synonyms

Bengal gram garbanzo garbanzo bean chickpea plant egyptian pea cicer arietinum

Questions

How do you pronounce chickpea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/.
What does chickpea mean?
An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
Where does chickpea come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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