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Written by Mapologies on 2024-12-26 at 10:04

The word #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.” #etymology #languages #mapologies #linguistics

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Written by Gurre Vildskägg on 2024-12-26 at 11:14

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Did Scots Gaelic do a folk-etymology of the English/Scots "chickpea" and turn it into chicken-pea?

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Written by Zorro on 2024-12-28 at 01:51

@mapologies what's the difference between a lentil and a chickpea?

I wouldn't pay $50 to have a lentil on my face...

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