hummus

[ huhm-uhs ]

nounMiddle Eastern Cooking.

a paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini and usually eaten with pita.

Origin of hummus

First recorded in 1950–55; from Turkish humus “mashed chickpeas,” or from Arabic ḥummuṣ, ḥəmmoṣ “chickpeas”

Sometimes hom·mos .

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British Dictionary definitions for hummus

hummus

hoummos or houmous

/ (ˈhʊməs) /

noun

a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc

Origin of hummus

from Turkish humus

confusable For hummus

Avoid confusion with humus

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