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   chick·pea

   /ˈCHikˌpē/

   noun

   • 1. a round yellowish seed, used widely as food.
   • 2. the leguminous Old World plant which bears chickpeas.

   Word Origin early 18th century (earlier as chiche-pease): from late Middle English chiche (from Old French chiche, cice, from Latin cicer ‘chickpea’) + pease.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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