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hummus

/ˈhʊməs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
hum-mus
IPA
/ˈhʊməs/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ)., an alternative pronunciation of Arabic حِمَّص (ḥimmaṣ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: حِمَّص

Usage

Inflected Forms

hummuses (plural) hommos (alternative) hommus (alternative) hoummos (alternative) hoummous (alternative) houmous (alternative) houmus (alternative) humus (alternative)

Synonyms

humus hommos hoummos humous

Rhymes With

humus pomace

Questions

How do you pronounce hummus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhʊməs/.
What does hummus mean?
A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.
Where does hummus come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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