What does "garbanzo bean" mean?

Synonym of chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

What is a synonym for "garbanzo bean"?

Common synonyms include: chickpea, chickpeas, garbanzo.

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Synonym of chickpea (Cicer arietinum)
"The Spaniard, it seems, takes at every meal his "garbanzo" bean, the Italian his macaroni, etc."

"The Spaniard, it seems, takes at every meal his "garbanzo" bean, the Italian his macaroni, etc."

From garbanzo + bean.