A legume with a bumpy, round shape, also called a chickpea, used in cooking worldwide.
From Spanish 'garbanzo,' which came from an earlier Iberian language, possibly Basque 'garbantzu.' The word spread through European languages as Spanish cuisine became influential, especially after colonial expansion.
Garbanzo beans are one of humanity's oldest cultivated crops—people were growing chickpeas 9,000 years ago in the Middle East, making them one of agriculture's greatest success stories across every continent.
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