garbanzo bean

noun

: chickpea

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Plus, the restaurant also offers a lamb soup with lamb broth, rice and garbanzo beans. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025 The consomé contains soft garbanzo beans and rice, and the spicing makes the gaminess manageable. — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Oct. 2022 Think of this as a welcome update on three-bean salad, with radishes and celery adding color and crunch to wholesome garbanzo beans. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 5 May 2026 Hummus Hummus is a protein-rich, creamy spread made from chickpeas, also called garbanzo beans. — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 25 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for garbanzo bean

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Etymology

garbanzo

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of garbanzo bean was in 1944

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“Garbanzo bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garbanzo%20bean. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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