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hominy
[ hom-uh-nee ]
/ ˈhɒm ə ni /
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noun
whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy ) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy ).
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Origin of hominy
1620–30, Americanism; origin uncertain; from Virginia Algonquian (English spelling) uskatahomen, usketchamun a nominalized passive verb, literally, “that which is treated (in the way specified by the unidentified initial element),” here probably “that which is ground or beaten”
Words nearby hominy
hominids, hominin, hominine, hominization, hominoid, hominy, hominy grits, homme, homme d'affaires, homme du monde, Hommel
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hominy
/ (ˈhɒmɪnɪ) /
noun
mainly US coarsely ground maize prepared as a food by boiling in milk or water
Word Origin for hominy
C17: probably of Algonquian origin
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