garbanzo
noun/ɡɑːˈbænzəʊ/
/ɡɑːrˈbɑːnzəʊ/, /ɡɑːrˈbænzəʊ/
(also garbanzo bean (both North American English), chickpea especially in British English)
(plural garbanzos)
- a hard round seed, like a light brown pea, that is cooked and eaten as a vegetableTopics Foodc2Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Spanish.
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