chick-pea
n. சணகம், பயனற்றினத்தின் வகை.
Chick"-pea`, n. Etym: [See Chich.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: A Small leguminous plant (Cicer arietinum) of Asia, Africa, and the sounth of Europe; the chick; the dwarf pea; the gram. 2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the Eastern deserts.