English

Etymology
Turkish humus or Arabic hummus or ARchar|ح�ص

Pronunciation
ho�o'm�s, /�h�m�s/, /<tt>"hUm@s</tt>/

Noun
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#A Greek or Arabian 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. It is mostly eaten in the Arabian Peninsula , Asia Minor and the Mediterranean

Alternative spellings
hommos
hommus<!--Collins, Encarta, M-W-->
hoummos<!--OED #2-->
hoummous<!--Collins #2-->
houmous<!--Collins #3-->
humus<!--AHD #2, Collins warns not to confuse with this, Encarta #2-->

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