chickpea

noun

Etymology: Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Old French cice, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

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

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