hummus
/ˈhʊməs
/ /ˈhʌməs /(also houmous)
noun [mass noun]
A thick paste or spread made from ground chickpeas and sesame seeds, olive oil, lemon, and garlic, made originally in the Middle East.Spread hummus or black bean purée on whole-grain bread slices and sprinkle with crushed tortilla chips....
- There was a huge spread of food, pasta salad, hummus, vegetables, and a big plate of chocolate chip cookies.
- Make a turkey sandwich on nutritious whole-grain bread, or spread some peanut butter or hummus on a bagel.
Origin
From Arabic ḥummuṣ.
Rhymes
- early day motion
- early door
- early doors
- Early English
- early flowering
- early fruiting
- early grave
- earlyish
- Early, Jubal
- early leaver
- early leaving
- early modern
- early music
- early musician
- early night
- early-onset
- early (or earlier) on
- Early Pointed
- early purple orchid
- early purple orchis
- early retirement
- early retirer
- early riser
- early rising
- early Victorian