rockahominy
/ˌrɒkəˈhɒmɪni/(also rockahominie) US (originally Amer. )
noun
Roasted and finely ground maize, often carried as a provision by travellers.
- In later use often used erroneously for hominy..
Origin
Late 17th century. From Virginia Algonquian rokohamin (pronounced/roːhkahamən/), lit. ‘that which is ground soft (with a pestle)’ (from/roːhk-/ soft +/-ah/ to make (so) with a tool +/-amən/ that (inanimate) which is; compare Munsee lohkhámən flour), with alteration of the ending by association with English hominy.
- move heaven and earth to do something
- move in
- move-in condition
- move in on
- moveless
- movelessness
- move-man
- movement
- movement area
- movement cure
- movement detector
- movement order
- movement permit
- movement response
- movement restriction
- movement sensation
- movement time
- move mountains
- move on (or move someone on)
- move over (or aside)
- mover
- mover and shaker
- move the goalpost
- move the goalposts
- move up a gear