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hommos

hommos

5.3
A thick Middle Eastern dip that people make from mashed chickpeas, sesame paste, lemon, and garlic
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːməs/
  • UK
translation icon : hummus
  • Many grocery stores offer different varieties of hommos with herbs or roasted peppers.

Examples

  • I love spreading hommos on my sandwiches for added flavor.

  • I love hommos with warm pita bread.

  • She served a bowl of hommos with warm pita at the party.

  • Have you tried hummus before?

  • We enjoyed hommos with fresh pita bread as a tasty appetizer.

  • At the party, everyone loved dipping their vegetables into the creamy hommos.

  • I often make a simple hommos using chickpeas, tahini, and garlic for a healthy snack.

Synonyms

hummus
vshommos
26 2.8

A creamy spread made from mashed chickpeas and sesame paste with lemon and garlic

is an alternate written or variant form
humous
vshommos
  • UK
2.7

A thick creamy dip made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic

is a different variant name or form

Surface Forms

hommos singular
hummuses plural
hummus singular
hommos plural

Etymology

Hommos comes from the Arabic hummus, which simply means 'chickpea'. So the name is the same as the main ingredient, and that's why hommos is a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas.