hummus

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hummus

/ˈhʊməs/
/ˈhʌməs/
/ˈhuːməs/

Rhymes with -uːməs, -ʌməs

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

noun hummuses · hommos · hommus · hoummos · hoummous · houmous

uncountable, usually 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.

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Closest in meaning: humus, duff, muhammara, mhammara, revithosalata, tahini, fattoush, mutabbal, tzatziki, baba ganoush, baba ghanoush, honey mustard, meze, khubz, dukkah, baba ghanouj

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noun dip made of chickpea paste

Español	hummus
한국어	허머스 heomeoseu
日本語	フムス fumusu, フンムス funmusu
中文	鷹嘴豆泥 /鹰嘴豆泥 yīngzuǐdòuní
हिन्दी	हुम्मुस hummus
Português	homus, húmus
Français	houmous
Deutsch	Hummus
Italiano	hummus
Ελληνικά	χούμους choúmous
Русский	ху́мус xúmus
العربية	حِمَّص ḥimmaṣ
עברית	חומוס khúmus

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@misc{hummus_2026,
  title = {hummus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hummus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}