Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The popular name of the plant Cicer arietinum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant (
Cicer arietinum ) of Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the dwarf pea; the gram. - noun Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds
- noun the seed of the chickpea plant
- noun large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried
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Examples
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For instance, Ethiopia is one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest chick-pea producers, exporting up to 60 tons of chick peas every year to Asian countries.
Researchers Developing New Techniques to Improve Food Security In Africa 2011
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For instance, Ethiopia is one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest chick-pea producers, exporting up to 60 tons of chick peas every year to Asian countries.
Researchers Developing New Techniques to Improve Food Security In Africa 2011
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We've only seen the recently released scraps of screenshots (well, and a chick-pea and penny based prototype), but the blood diamond trade is nothing if not a, well, diamond mine of strategic, socio-political, and potential emotional depth, and there are few people other than Rohrer that I'd trust to smartly interpret that in interactive form.
Ten for 2010: the 10 most-anticipated games coming in the new year Boing Boing 2009
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This pancake is very common in many Indian homes if you leave out the eggs and substitute chick-pea flour instead of regular flour.
Recipe of the Day: Italian-Style Vegetable Pancakes - Bitten Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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When John died at a Greek wedding, they only found out about his chick-pea allergy postHUMMOUSly.
Who throws cheez - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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It is basically khaman, broken down into powder rather than the chunks you are used to seeing, topped with sev thin indian noodles made of chick-pea flour, pomegrenate, and spices.
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Tip: Another variation for this dish is to dip the rolls in besan chick-pea flour mix with salt, turmeric powder and red chilly powder mixed with water to achieve thick consistency to coat the rolls and fry them as above to make Bread Pakodas.
Archive 2007-08-01 2007
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It consists of a "Ragda" or gravy made of dried green peas, topped with Sev kind of like hard noodles made of chick-pea flour, several sauces to bring in the spicy, tangy, sweet and garlicky flavor, and garnished with onions and coriander!
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So, ice-cream becomes ice cream and chick-pea chickpea.
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Tip: Another variation for this dish is to dip the rolls in besan chick-pea flour mix with salt, turmeric powder and red chilly powder mixed with water to achieve thick consistency to coat the rolls and fry them as above to make Bread Pakodas.
Bread Rolls 2007
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