Meaning
chickpea
- an edible round legume, commonly used in Mediterranean cooking
- the plant that produces chickpeas
In a sentence
Oggi preparo una zuppa con i ceci.
Today I am making a soup with chickpeas.
Ti piacciono i ceci nell'insalata?
Do you like chickpeas in salad?
Abbiamo comprato dei ceci in scatola per preparare la cena.
We bought canned chickpeas to make dinner.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cece | masculine · singular |
| ceci | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Most often used in the plural (ceci) when referring to food.