garbanzo bean

plural garbanzo beans

1. Synonym of chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

   Garbanzo bean (Cicer arietinum L.), also called chickpea, is a large-seeded annual legume.

   1958, Colorado Agricultural College, Technical Bulletin, volume 734, page 1

   2 more examples

   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

   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

   Synonyms: chickpea