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
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.
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