Etymology

humita

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Today it means: A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil. Full definition →

Spanish humita ← Quechua humint'a
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The story

  1. Quechua · derived fromhumint'a
  2. Spanish · borrowed fromhumita
  3. English todayhumita

Borrowed from Spanish humita, from Quechua humint'a.

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