hum·mus

[hoom-uhs]
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc
 
 
hoummos, hoummos or houmous
 
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houmous, hoummos or houmous
 
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Word Origin & History

hummus
1955, from Turk. humus "mashed chick peas."
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Example sentences
Vegetarian options include the combination plate with falafel, hummus and
  roasted eggplant spread.
For breakfast, try the organic scrambled egg panini served with red pepper
  hummus.
The avocado hummus on this tapas plate is ridiculously good.
The menu was surprisingly interesting and varied, with everything from salmon
  to hummus to vegetarian options.
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