hummus

Sometimes hom·mos

[huhm-uhs]

noun

Middle Eastern Cooking.

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

hummus

/ ˈhʊməs /

noun

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

Confusables Note

See humus

Word History and Origins

Origin of hummus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of hummus¹

from Turkish humus