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humous

humous

2.7
A thick creamy dip made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon, and garlic
  • noun
  • /ˈhuːməs/
  • UK
translation icon : hummus
  • I love humous with pita bread.

Examples

  • The restaurant makes its own humous with extra lemon and garlic.

  • We ordered a plate of humous and warm pita bread to start the meal.

  • Her favorite snack is carrot sticks dipped in humous.

  • She prefers humous over guacamole.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a warm pita bread with humous and fresh vegetables.

  • She served the humous as a dip with crispy pita chips at the party.

  • The recipe calls for blending chickpeas, tahini, and garlic to make delicious humous.

Synonyms

hummus
vshumous
26 2.8

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

is the same meaning but written in a different spelling form
hommos
vshumous
  • UK
5.3

A thick Middle Eastern dip that people make from mashed chickpeas, sesame paste, lemon, and garlic

is the same meaning but written in an alternative regional spelling

How Creamy

aioli
7 6.5
humous
  • UK
2.7
guacamole
39 2.2

Surface Forms

humous singular
humous plural

Etymology

The word humous comes from the Arabic word hummus, which means 'chickpea'. So, humous is named after the chickpea that is mashed to make the creamy dip or spread.