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chickpea comes from Old French *pois chiche* and #
Latin *cicer*, also seen in Italian *ceci*, Polish *ciecierzyca*, and Hungarian *csicseri*. In Eastern Europe, terms often trace back to Persian "noxod". The term #
garbanzo may have a pre-Roman Iberian or Proto-Germanic origin. Mediterranean dishes like falafel and hummus highlight chickpeas; #
hummus comes from Arabic *حُمُّص*, meaning “chickpea.” #
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linguisticshttps://mapologies.com/legumes/Seeds are the reproductive unit of flowering plants. Legumes belong to the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) family and produce seeds within pods. This group includes peas, …
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