garbanzo negro
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “black chickpea”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˌbanθo ˈneɡɾo/ [ɡaɾˌβ̞ãn̟.θo ˈne.ɣ̞ɾo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ɡaɾˌbanso ˈneɡɾo/ [ɡaɾˌβ̞ãn.so ˈne.ɣ̞ɾo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: gar‧ban‧zo ne‧gro
Noun
garbanzo negro m (plural garbanzos negros)
- (idiomatic) black sheep
- Synonym: oveja negra
Further reading
- “garbanzo negro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024