Definitions
large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
Word origin
From Spanish garbanzo, initially borrowed as garvance in the 17th c. and anglicized as calavance (“chickpea; any kind of bean or pulse”). The original garbanzo was re-established in the 19th c., primarily via American Spanish.
Used in a sentence
“America when I was seven momma took me to Communist Cell meetings they sold us garbanzos a handful per ticket a ticket costs a nickel and the speeches were free[…]”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Chickpea in hummus”8 letters
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