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chickpea in Arabic

حِمِّص ḥimmiṣ

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː//ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/

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chickpea in Arabic: حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ). In English, chickpea means an annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

Arabic words for chickpea

plant
حِمِّص ḥimmiṣ
seed
حِمِّص ḥimmiṣ

English meaning of chickpea

  1. noun An annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
  2. noun A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

Full definition of chickpea

chickpea in a sentence

  • Chickpea is valued for its nutritive seeds with high protein content.

Synonyms of chickpea

chickpea in other languages

Questions about chickpea in Arabic

What is the meaning of chickpea in Arabic?
Chickpea in Arabic is حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).
ما معنى كلمة chickpea؟
Chickpea: حِمِّص (ḥimmiṣ).
What does chickpea mean in English?
Chickpea means an annual plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chickpea (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Arabic words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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