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hummus

hummus

English

A plate of hummus

Alternative forms

hommos, hommus, hoummos, hoummous, houmous, humus

Noun

hummus ‎(usually uncountable, plural hummuses)

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

Arabic:
Armenian: հումուս (hy) ‎(humus)
Dutch: hummus (nl) m, f
Georgian:
Greek: χούμους (el) n ‎(choúmous)
Hebrew: חומוס (he) m ‎(khúmus)

Irish: humas m
Norwegian:
Russian: ху́мус (ru) ‎(xúmus)
Swedish: hummus c
Turkish:

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French

Alternative forms

hoummous, houmous

Etymology

Turkish humus or Arabic حُمُّص ‎(ḥummuṣ)

Noun

hummus m ‎(plural hummus)

hummus