חומוס

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חומוס

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From Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ, “chickpea; hummus”).

noun חוּמוּס · khúmus

  1. hummus (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)
  2. Chickpeas, garbanzo beans: the principal ingredient of this food. חומוס הוא אחת הקטניות הראשונות ששימשו למאכל אדם, […] khúmus hú akhát hakitniyót harishonót sheshim'shú l'ma'akhál-adám, […]

Similar: חימצה, חִמְצָה

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"חומוס." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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חומוס. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1

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"חומוס." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {חומוס},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}