kabuli/ˈkɑːbə(ˌ)li/EtymologyFrom Kabul + -i, or directly from Persian کابلی (“Kabuli”).adjOf, from or relating to the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.nounA native or inhabitant of the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.“But they are physically no match for the Kabulis and every Kabuli considers himself more than a match for any number of travellers from the plains.”A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.“The availability of a large number of resistant lines in desi and kabuli background should help breeders develop resistant and high-yielding cultivars. It was earlier believed that kabulis lack resistant genes to ascochyta blight but screening a large collection revealed many lines having a high level of resistance.”