英语词汇chick pea的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	chick pea
词源	chick pea. Chick pea came into English in the 16th century from the French pois chiche for the vegetable and was originally called the chiche pea, until people began to confuse the word chiche with chick. Cicer arietium is also known as the chick bean. The word has nothing to do with the chick of chicken, as is often claimed.
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