different between lentil vs chickpea

English

Etymology

From Middle English lentile, from Old French lentille from Latin lenticula, diminutive of l?ns, from a Proto-Indo-European root shared by German Linse and Ancient Greek ??????? (láthuros). Doublet of lenticula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?nt?l/
• Rhymes: -?nt?l
• Hyphenation: len?til

Noun

lentil (plural lentils)

1. Any of several plants of the genus Lens, especially Lens culinaris, from southwest Asia, that have edible, lens-shaped seeds within flattened pods.
2. The seed of these plants, used as food.

Related terms

• lens
• lenticular

Translations

See also

• split pea

Anagrams

• Lintel, lintel, tellin, tellin'

Middle English

Noun

lentil

1. Alternative form of lentile

English

Alternative forms

• chick pea

Etymology

Calque of French pois chiche, from pois (“pea”) + chiche, from Latin cicer (“chickpea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??k?pi?/
• Hyphenation: chick?pea

Noun

chickpea (plural chickpeas)

1. An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.

   Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo

2. A seed of this plant, often used as a food.

   Synonyms: Bengal gram, garbanzo bean

Translations

See also

• chickpea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cicer arietinum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cicer arietinum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• peachick