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Meaning of garbanzo | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɡɑɹˈbɑnzoʊ

Definitions

  1. An edible pulse (Cicer arietinum), of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
  2. A seed of this plant; the chickpea.

Equivalents

Deutsch Kichererbse
Español garbanzo
Français garbanzo
Magyar csicseriborsó
Italiano cece
Polski ciecierzyca
Português grão-de-bico
Română năut
Русский нут
Українська нут

Examples

“America when I was seven momma took me to Communist Cell meetings they sold us garbanzos a handful per ticket a ticket costs a nickel and the speeches were free[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

garbanzo bean Garbarino Garbatella Gârbău Garbe Garbed

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