Where does “calavance” come from?

calavance (English) comes from English garbanzo, from Spanish garbanzo, from Old Spanish garbanço — chickpea; garbanzo.

calavance (English): Any bean, but especially the hyacinth bean; Food...

Definitions

  1. Any bean, but especially the hyacinth bean; Food...

Ancestry of “calavance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgarbanzoAn edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family...
2Spanishgarbanzochickpea; garbanzo; bottom dollar, dosh
3Old Spanishgarbançochickpea; garbanzo
Every word from Old Spanish garbanço →Every word from Spanish garbanzo →Every word from English garbanzo →