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hummus
[ huhm-uhs ]
/ ËhÊm És /
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noun Middle Eastern Cooking.
a paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini and usually eaten with pita.
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Origin of hummus
First recorded in 1950â55; from Turkish humus âmashed chickpeas,â or from Arabic áž„ummuáčŁ, áž„ÉmmoáčŁ âchickpeasâ
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hummus
hoummos or houmous
/ (ËhÊmÉs) /
noun
a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc
Word Origin for hummus
from Turkish humus
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