garbanzo
English edit
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Etymology edit
From Spanish garbanzo, initially borrowed as garvance in the 17th c. and anglicized as calavance (“chickpea; any kind of bean or pulse”).[1] The original garbanzo was re-established in the 19th c., primarily via American Spanish.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
garbanzo (plural garbanzos)
- An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
- Synonym: garbanzo bean
- 1956, Allen Ginsberg, “America”, in Howl and Other Poems (Pocket Poets Series), City Lights Books, →OCLC, page 33:
- America when I was seven momma took me to Communist Cell meetings they sold us garbanzos a handful per ticket a ticket costs a nickel and the speeches were free […]
- A seed of this plant; the chickpea.
Translations edit
edible pulse
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References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Garbanzo bean”, in Oxford Reference[1], Onford University Press, n.d., retrieved 1 May 2020
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Spanish garbanço.[1] Presumably influenced by garroba (“carob fruit”) and galbana (“small pea; a variety of pea”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ɡaɾˈbanθo/ [ɡaɾˈβ̞ãn̟.θo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ɡaɾˈbanso/ [ɡaɾˈβ̞ãn.so]
Audio (Spain): (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -anθo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -anso
- Syllabification: gar‧ban‧zo
Noun edit
garbanzo m (plural garbanzos)
- chickpea; garbanzo (plant, seed)
- (figurative) bottom dollar, dosh
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 José Laguna Campos (n.d.) “Estudio léxico de un inventario oscense de 1565 [Lexical study of a 1565 Huescan inventory]”, in Institución Fernando El Católico (in Spanish) (PDF), retrieved 1 May 2020, page 41: “garbanços 'garbanzos' […] Según señala DCECH, de origen incierto […] pudo alterarse por influjo de garroba 'algarroba' y galbana 'especie de guisante'. ― garbanços 'garbanzo beans' […] According to the DCECH, of uncertain origin […] possibly altered by the influence of garroba 'carob' and galbana 'species of pea'.”
- ^ Real Academia Española (1914) “G”, in Diccionario de la lengua castellana[2] (in Spanish), 14 edition, Madrid: Sucesores de Hernando, →OCLC, page 498: “Galbana. (Del ár. جلبان, cholbán, guisantes.) f. ant. Guisante pequeño. ― Galbana. (Of the ar. جلبان, cholbán, peas.) f. ant. small pea.”
Further reading edit
- “garbanzo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014