also: ヒヨコまめ
noun
chickpea; garbanzo bean
Refers to the legume Cicer arietinum. Common in cooking and health food contexts.
ひよこ豆を水に一晩つけてから料理する。
Soak the chickpeas in water overnight before cooking.
このサラダにはひよこ豆が入っている。
This salad contains chickpeas.
Full kanji spelling using 雛 (chick); rarely used and may be unfamiliar to many readers.
Compound of ひよこ (chick) and 豆 (bean), from the resemblance of the seed to a chick's head.