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[[Image:ChickpeaSalad.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Salad containing chickpeas]]

[[Image:ChickpeaSalad.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Salad containing chickpeas]]

'''Chickpeas''', also known as '''garbanzo beans''', are a type of starchy [[bean]] often used to make [[hummus]]. The [[Latin]] name for garbanzo beans, ''Cicer arietinum'', means "small ram", reflecting the unique shape of this [[legume]] that somewhat resembles a ram's head. Garbanzo beans are also referred to as Bengal grams and [[Egyptian]] peas.<ref>http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=58]</ref>

'''Chickpeas''', also known as '''garbanzo beans''', are a type of starchy [[bean]] often used to make [[hummus]]. The [[Latin]] name for garbanzo beans, ''Cicer arietinum'', means "small ram", reflecting the unique shape of this [[legume]] that somewhat resembles a ram's head. Garbanzo beans are also referred to as Bengal grams and [[Egyptian]] peas.<ref>http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=58</ref>

The [[Latin]] term, ''cicer'', is from whence the Latin [[orator]] Marcus Tullius [[Cicero]] derived his [[cognomen]] (Cicero).  The Latin ''cognomen'' started as a nickname, and evolved into a familiar term: apparently at one point in his family's history, Cicero's family became associated with the chickpea in some way.

The [[Latin]] term, ''cicer'', is from whence the Latin [[orator]] Marcus Tullius [[Cicero]] derived his [[cognomen]] (Cicero).  The Latin ''cognomen'' started as a nickname, and evolved into a familiar term: apparently at one point in his family's history, Cicero's family became associated with the chickpea in some way.

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[[category:food and Drink]]

[[Category:Legumes]]