[ˈtʃɪkpiː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a round yellowish edible seed, widely used as a pulse

- the Old World plant of the pea family which bears chickpeas


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 17th century (as chick-pease; earlier as chiche-pease): from late Middle English chiche (from Old French chiche, cice, from Latin cicer ‘chickpea’) + pease