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chickpea meaning in Sanskrit

चणक caṇaka

UK/ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpiː//ˈt͡ʃɪkˌpi/

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

Sanskrit words for chickpea

chickpea
चणक caṇaka

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

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Questions about chickpea in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of chickpea in Sanskrit?
Chickpea in Sanskrit is चणक (caṇaka).
chickpea इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Chickpea: चणक (caṇaka).
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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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “chickpea”: चणक. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: chickpea (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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