Houma
[ hoo-muh ]
/ ˈhu mə /
noun
a city in S Louisiana.
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DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby Houma
hough, houghmagandie, Houghton, Houghton-le-Spring, houhere, Houma, hoummos, hound, hound dog, houndfish, hounding
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Example sentences from the Web for Houma
These little triumphs of communication in Houma may help lighten the mood, but they also have a troublingly hollow feel.
It wasn't very long till Mr. Sack went off to Houma with some other men, and pretty soon we knew he was in the War.
Slave Narratives, Oklahoma|VariousI confided to him all that had occurred from the time of my leaving New Orleans, up to the period of our meeting upon the Houma.
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