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Prolagus commented on the word ceci beans
Ceci = Italian for chickpeas (garbanzos).
September 18, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word ceci beans
"Ceci n'est pas une pipe": my pipe is a nest full of chickpeas.
September 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word ceci beans
Yes, I know that ceci beans is technically redundant, but this is how I grew up calling them, and it's what I write on my grocery list. :) I would rather call them cecis than anything else.
September 18, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word ceci beans
:-) You can read garbanzo beans on many cans, so why not ceci beans? By the way, how do you pronounce ceci?
September 18, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word ceci beans
Me personally? Or how does one say it? I say CHEH-chee.
BTW, Pro, is the singular version ceci in Italian? Or is it cece and ceci is plural?
September 19, 2008
bilby commented on the word ceci beans
Good question chai_bea. I defer to the experts because I've only ever heard it in the plural. Hard to make a good hommus from one pea!
September 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word ceci beans
Well... yeah, that's why I asked Pro. :)
September 19, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word ceci beans
Cece is the singular... by the way, this is also the etymology of Cicero's name ("chickpea nose").
September 19, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word ceci beans
Thanks for the info, Prolagus. :) In addition to being the etymology of "Cicero," it's also going to be the name of my next pet.
If it suits her, I mean.
September 19, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word ceci beans
Your pronunciation of ceci is correct*, chained_bear!
(*where correct means "the one native Italians use")
September 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word ceci beans
That's good to know. It's how I say it too. :-)
September 19, 2008