humita

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noun

A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.

OriginSpanish humita ← Quechua humint'a →
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Meanings

nounhumita (plural humitas)

plural humitas

  1. A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.

    The Ecuadorean offerings are the best, particularly the humitas, steamed cornhusk tamales stuffed with a moist and fresh filling of sweet corn.

    2008 February 3, “Where the Twain Meet”, in New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tamale

Origin

  1. Quechuahumint'a
  2. Spanishhumita
  3. Englishhumita

Borrowed from Spanish humita, from Quechua humint'a.

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APA

humita. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humita

MLA

“humita.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humita. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humita,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humita.

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