garbanzo

[ gahr-bahn-zoh ]
/ gɑrˈbɑn zoʊ /

noun, plural gar·ban·zos.

chickpea(def 1).

Origin of garbanzo

1750–60, Americanism; < Spanish, alteration of Old Spanish arvanco; perhaps akin to Latin ervum (see ervil)

Words nearby garbanzo

garbage can, garbage collection, garbage in, garbage out, garbage truck, garbageman, garbanzo, garble, garbled, garbo, garbo, greta, garboard

British Dictionary definitions for garbanzo

garbanzo
/ (ɡɑːˈbænzəʊ) /

noun plural -zos

another name for chickpea

Word Origin for garbanzo

C18: from Spanish, from arvanço, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German araweiz pea