hummus

[ huhm-uhs ]

/ ˈhʌm əs /

noun Middle Eastern Cooking.

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

Sometimes hom·mos .

Origin of hummus

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

Words nearby hummus

humming, hummingbird, hummingbird moth, humming top, hummock, hummus, humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response, humoral immunity

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Example sentences from the Web for hummus

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 Torture|Russell Saunders|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While the quinoa is cooking, combine the onion, garlic, olive oil, and hummus in a large glass bowl.
Three Quinoa Recipes for Your Weekend Parties|Jane Coxwell|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
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 Arabs|Henry Harris Jessup

British Dictionary definitions for hummus

hummus

hoummos or houmous

/ (ˈhʊməs) /

noun

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

Word Origin for hummus

from Turkish humus

undefined hummus

Avoid confusion with humus

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单词	hummus
释义	hummus [ huhm-uhs ] / ˈhʌm əs / noun Middle Eastern Cooking. a paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini and usually eaten with pita. Sometimes hom·mos . Origin of hummus First recorded in 1950–55; from Turkish humus “mashed chickpeas,” or from Arabic ḥummuṣ, ḥəmmoṣ “chickpeas” Words nearby hummus humming, hummingbird, hummingbird moth, humming top, hummock, hummus, humongous, humor, humoral, humoral immune response, humoral immunity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hummus 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 Torture\|Russell Saunders\|December 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST While the quinoa is cooking, combine the onion, garlic, olive oil, and hummus in a large glass bowl. Three Quinoa Recipes for Your Weekend Parties\|Jane Coxwell\|May 26, 2013\|DAILY BEAST 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 Arabs\|Henry Harris Jessup British Dictionary definitions for hummus hummus hoummos or houmous / (ˈhʊməs) / noun a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc Word Origin for hummus from Turkish humus undefined hummus Avoid confusion with humus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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