Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A smooth thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita.
Wiktionary
- n. 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. It is mostly eaten in the Levant.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East
Etymologies
- Turkish humus or Arabic حمص (ħummuṣ) (Wiktionary)
- Colloquial Arabic ḥummuṣ, chickpea, variant of Arabic ḥimmaṣ, ḥimmiṣ. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The word "hummus" is Arabic for "chickpea" or garbanzo bean or ceci bean or chana, so technically, hummus is always made from chickpeas.”
“Their hummus is rather creamy and it looks really good. rexa Says:”
“Cold and crisp, I like to toss them into salads, dip them in hummus or use as a garnish in a glass of vegetable juice.”
“For myself, I made hummus from the instant mix from the PCC bulk bins.”
“The flavor of hummus is brighter if canned beans are drained and rinsed before using.”
“An Arab village in Israel now holds the world's record for the largest plate of hummus, and bragging rights over Lebanon in what is known -- or what has become known as the hummus wars.”
“The hummus is a pretty standard choice - and was perfect for dipping the bread they bring out before the meal.”
“The way this administration reasons, hummus is “related to al-Qaeda”.”
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“A falafel sandwich on pita (covered in hummus) and a free salad bar for four dollars and fifty cents!”
“I do love garbanzos in hummus and soups and Italian dishes but had no idea those green pods held garbanzos.”
What are those little green almond-like things sold on the street?
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘hummus’.
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Of Arabic Origin
Arabic loanwords in English are words acquired directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or more of the Romance lan...
admiral, adobe, albatross, alchemy, alcohol, alcove, alembic, alfalfa, algebra, algorism, algorithm, alidade and 181 more...
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250 Spelling Words
A selected sampling of words for intermediate and advanced spellers.
orecchiette, rhabdomancy, guayabera, orthoepy, opisthenar, maguey, proem, ciabatta, cioppino, banns, concinnity, asthenia and 237 more...
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Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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vegan
vegan food list of basic vegan food or types of vegan food you've had and liked.
( food, cuisine, eating, health, vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, anti-cruelty, no meat, herbivore, s...tofu, hummus, falafel, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice, pasta and 52 more...
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Salad Dressings
ranch, thousand island, Italian, Dorothy Lynch, creamy Italian, garlic ranch, Balsamic Vinaigrette, house italian, Olive Oil Vinaigr..., Raspberry Hazelnu..., Red Wine Vinaigrette, goddess dressing and 27 more...
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Hummus
Ingredients, variations, folklore, things (and people) to eat it with, etc.
hommus, tahini, lemon juice, sweet paprika, hummus, celery stick, mushroom, bagel, ruzuzu, salt, olive, garlic and 41 more...
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Things people will tell you might be ...
Those sweet, salty, nutty, vegetably, yummy and/or hork-worthy spreadables or munchables that folks will convince you to try.
Marmite, Vegemite, vegemite, marmite, Bovril, bovril, nutella, Nutella, Cheez Whiz, cheez whiz, almond butter, cashew butter and 39 more...
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Gas-Inducing Foodstuffs
Foods that produce flatulence. List title a shameless filching of a fortuitous phrase yarb introduced in his definition of scotch egg. I know everyone has a few foods they avoid at certain times ...
scotch egg, cabbage, chili beans, garbanzo beans, chickpeas, hummus, pickled eggs, rutabaga, radish, jerusalem artichoke, brussels sprouts, cauliflower and 42 more...
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Must Needs
books, notebooks, pens, shoes, the laws of physics, calories, underwires, two H's, undies, oven mitts, chewing gum, duct tape and 45 more...
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food words
weetabix, blancmange, shandy, meringue, allspice, pavlova, quiche, caster sugar, suet, moonshine, turnip, swede and 93 more...
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Fun Food Names
spaghettini, mutton, bratwurst, zabaglione, sweet potato pie, succotash, slumgullion, bouillabaisse, hush puppy, gumbo, jambalaya, mahimahi and 126 more...
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dharma66's list
words that pique my interest either by meaning, pronunciation, or spelling, and words that otherwise tickle my fancy!!
pique, elusive, serendipity, nefarious, redundant, pseudoscientific, obsequious, flack, quandary, impervious, perchance, translucent and 168 more...
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chickpea's list
erotimation, chickpea, hummus, halal, pita, biryani, garbanzo bean, cicero
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bertilak's Words
antidisestablishm..., feldercarb, wainscoting, eleemosynary, oxymoron, fuliginous, libration, lammergeier, saxifrage, ichor, lambent, smaragdine and 414 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
Tweets
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bilby The finest hummus in the land is made from dictionaries. Sep 5, 2008
lampbane I once asked my mother to buy some at the supermarket and she had to look it up in the dictionary before she went shopping. Then, at the supermarket, my parents couldn't find it on the shelves, so they went to the information desk... and repeat. Sep 5, 2008
sarra houmous to me! حمٌص in Arabic (I hope), its source language. Apr 22, 2008
bilby Lol ptero. I love hummus, it's one of those foods which seems both homely and exotic at the same time. Apr 22, 2008
pterodactyl When I first learned this word, I thought it was pronounced the same as (and possibly inspired by) humus. My reaction was "Yuck! How can anyone eat that!"
(But now I love to eat hummus, and I suspect that this is because I've learned how to pronounce it.) Apr 22, 2008
seanahan A Middle Eastern dip. Hummus is to pita as salsa is to chips. Feb 20, 2007
john Cordelia: "I personally don't think it's possible to come up with a crazier plan"
Oz: "We attack the mayor with hummus?"
- BtVS, "Graduation Day, pt. 2" Dec 10, 2006