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hum·mus
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noun
Middle Eastern Cookery.
a paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini and usually eaten with pita.
Also,
hommos
.
Origin:
<
dialectal Arabic
ḥummuṣ, ḥəmmoṣ
chickpeas
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hummus
,
hoummos
or
houmous
(ˈhʊməs)
—
n
a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc
hoummos
,
hoummos
or
houmous
—
n
houmous
,
hoummos
or
houmous
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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hummus
1955, from Turk. humus "mashed chick peas."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Pack individual cups of dip,
hummus
or peanut butter to add flavor to the raw
vegetables.
Finally, each magazine is hand-dipped in
hummus
, for taste.
We're buying lettuce in plastic packages and potato salad, tabbouleh, and
hummus in deli containers.
With a menu that offers such choices as salads, mushrooms,
hummus
and wraps.
The restaurant also sells numerous menu items, such as
hummus
and pasta salad, by the pound.
Include
hummus
as a yummy spread on crackers and bread.
But not nearly as much as my three-year-old loves
hummus
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Start off your lunch or dinner with an appetizer such as vegan deep fried ribs and roasted red pepper
hummus
.
For breakfast, try the organic scrambled egg panini served with red pepper
hummus
.
Vegetarian options include the combination plate with falafel,
hummus
and roasted eggplant spread.
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