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hummus
[huhm-uhs]
noun
a paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini and usually eaten with pita.
hummus
/ ˈhʊməs /
noun
a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc
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Origin of hummus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of hummus1
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Example Sentences
The Palestinian, French and Israeli flags fly from the ceiling of "Sababa, the Taste of Peace", where the first customers packed in to eat hummus, falafel or Gazan salad.
Anderson has just about cleaned his plate of cucumber salad, pita and hummus, and I’m fixing to leave him to the joys of having his portrait taken.
I’ll still chop up some vegetables to snack on with hummus, or cook off an extra pot of grains to stretch into chilled salads.
Sustenance is offered — a hummus sandwich, not one of the character’s favorites — but the plot won’t allow him to dig in just yet.
It came with silky, creamy hummus, incredible toum — a garlic lover’s dream — and Yemeni flatbread, making for an unforgettable combination of flavors.
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