hummus

English

A plate of hummus

Alternative forms

• hommos, hommus, hoummos, hoummous, houmous, humus

Etymology

Turkish humus or Arabic حمص (ħummuṣ)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ho͝o'məs, IPA: /ˈhʊməs/, X-SAMPA: /"hUm@s/
• enPR: hŭ'məs, IPA: /ˈhʌməs/, X-SAMPA: /"hVm@s/

Noun

hummus (usually uncountable; plural hummuses)

Wikipedia

Wikibooks

1. 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.

Translations

dip made of chickpea paste

• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• Greek: ρεβυθοσαλάτα (el) (revythosaláta) f

• Russian: ху́мус (ru) (xúmus)

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French

Alternative forms

• hoummous, houmous

Etymology

Turkish humus or Arabic حمص (hummus)

Noun

hummus m (plural hummus)

1. hummus