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chickpea

/chik-pee/US // ˈtʃɪkˌpi //UK // (ˈtʃɪkˌpiː) //

鹰嘴豆,鸡豆,小豆,埃及豆

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.
    • : the seeds of this plant, used extensively as a food.

Examples

  • The hard-boiled eggs and cans of chickpeas started to add up.

  • The crumbled spiced chickpeas can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

  • Canned chickpeas are added, and the whole pot is then zapped with a bright burst of aromatics and heat.

  • Butternut squash adds nutty sweetness to the eggplant spread m’tabbal, for example, while Tamimi turns the street-food chickpea snack balilah into a warm salad topped with Aleppo pepper.

  • Chickpea flour has traditionally been used in Mediterranean cooking to make carb-rich dishes like socca, a chickpea pancake.

  • Passerini found traces of boron in the stems of chickpea plants, while in 1892 Brand determined boric acid in the ash of beer.