hum·mus also hum·us or hom·mos 
(hməs, hŭm-)
(hməs, hŭm-)n.
A smooth thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita.
[Colloquial Arabic ḥummuṣ, chickpeas, variant of Arabic ḥimmaṣ, ḥimmiṣ, possibly of Aramaic origin; akin to Syriac ḥem(m)ṣē, chickpeas.]
- contradictor
- contradictorily
- contradictoriness
- contradictory
- contradistinction
- contradistinctive
- contradistinctively
- contradistinguish
- contrafactual
- contragestation
- contragestive
- contrail
- contraindicate
- contraindication
- contraindicative
- contralateral
- contralto
- contraposition
- take effect
- take exception
- take five
- take five/ten
- take for
- take for a ride
- take for granted