GARBANZO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does garbanzo mean? 

• GARBANZO (noun)
  The noun GARBANZO has 2 senses:

1. the seed of the chickpea plant

2. large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried

  Familiarity information: GARBANZO used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GARBANZO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The seed of the chickpea plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

chickpea; garbanzo

Hypernyms ("garbanzo" is a kind of...):

legume (the fruit or seed of any of various bean or pea plants consisting of a case that splits along both sides when ripe and having the seeds attach to one side of the case)

Holonyms ("garbanzo" is a part of...):

chickpea; chickpea plant; Cicer arietinum; Egyptian pea (Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large white roundish Asiatic legume; usually dried

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chickpea; garbanzo

Hypernyms ("garbanzo" is a kind of...):

legume (the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils))

Holonyms ("garbanzo" is a part of...):

chickpea; chickpea plant; Cicer arietinum; Egyptian pea (Asiatic herb cultivated for its short pods with one or two edible seeds)

 Context examples 

The term is now applied in a general way to many other related plants such as soybeans, peas, lentils, kidney beans, chickpeas (garbanzos), vetches and lupins.

(Bean, NCI Thesaurus)