hominy

[ hom-uh-nee ]

noun

1. 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.

hominy

/ ˈhɒmɪnɪ /

noun

1. coarsely ground maize prepared as a food by boiling in milk or water

Word History and Origins

Origin of hominy¹

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of hominy¹

C17: probably of Algonquian origin

Example Sentences

Return the pot to medium-high heat and add the drained hominy.

From Washington Post

For Jullapat’s version, a riff on a recipe her husband, Daniel Mattern, made for her one rainy night, she starts with dried hominy.

From Washington Post

Hominy itself is corn that has been nixtamalized, meaning that it has been treated with an alkaline solution to remove the kernel’s outer coating.

From Washington Post

While hominy can be ground to make grits, that process is said to be extinct according to Anson Mills, though other sources say this is still the case.

From Washington Post

There was kept the huge iron mortar where the grains of corn were crushed to make the delicious hominy Kentuckians are so fond of.

From Project Gutenberg

His project for making money was the selling of home-made hominy to the restaurants up in town.

From Project Gutenberg

Creamed hard-boiled eggs on toast; coffee; fried hominy and syrup.

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Put it over the fire in cold water, a cupful of hominy to about four cupfuls of water.

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Pour the same water again upon the hominy, stir well, and pour off again several times.

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