hummus
or hom·mos
[hoo m-uh s]
- Middle Eastern Cookery. 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
From the dialectal Arabic word ḥummuṣ, ḥəmmoṣ chickpeas
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Contemporary Examples
In another case, a whole plate of uneaten food (including nuts, hummus and raisins) was pureed and inserted rectally.
‘Rectal Feeding’ Has Nothing to Do with Nutrition, Everything to Do with TortureRussell Saunders
December 10, 2014
While the quinoa is cooking, combine the onion, garlic, olive oil, and hummus in a large glass bowl.
Historical Examples
So she went to her earthen jar and took a big double handful of hummus and put them into the priest's pocket, and said no more.
The Women of the ArabsHenry Harris Jessup
hummus
hoummos or houmous
- a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc
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Word Origin
from Turkish humus
confusable
Avoid confusion with humus
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Word Origin and History for hummus
n.
1955, from Turkish humus "mashed chick peas."
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