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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Aragonese bisalto, from Mozarabic biššáuṭ, from Latin pisum sapidum, with influence from guisar (“to stew”) and Aragonese guixo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡiˈsante/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: gui‧san‧te
Noun
guisante m (plural guisantes)
- (Spain) pea
- Synonyms: (Latin America) arveja, (Mexico) chícharo
1856, Francisco de Paula Mellado, Charles Laboulaye, Diccionario de artes y manufacturas, de agricultura, de minas, etc: descripción de todos los procedimientos industriales y fabriles, page 371:De guisantes (pisum sativum, de Lineo) hay varias especies, y de ellas son las principales: El guisante de los campos, o ceniciento, de que hay dos variedades una de verano otra de invierno.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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