hummus

H4U1M3M3U1S1
/ˈhʊməs//ˈhʌməs//ˈhuːməs/

noun

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

Similar
humushommoshoummoshumous
OriginArabic حِمَّص →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounhummus (usually uncountable, plural hummuses)

plural hummuses · alternative hommos · alternative hommus · alternative hoummos · alternative hoummous · alternative houmous · alternative houmus · alternative humus

  1. uncountableusuallyA Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East

Similar
humushommoshoummoshumous
Broader
spreadpaste
Also see
humoushumus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Arabicحِمَّص
  2. Englishhummus

Borrowed from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ)., an alternative pronunciation of Arabic حِمَّص (ḥimmaṣ).

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Translations

Ancient Greek ὑπότριμμα
  • ὑπότριμμα (hupótrimma)dip made of chickpea paste
Arabic حِمَّص
  • حِمَّص (ḥimmaṣ)dip made of chickpea paste
Basque hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Catalan hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Chinese Cantonese 鷹嘴豆醬 /鹰嘴豆酱, 鷹嘴豆泥 /鹰嘴豆泥
  • 鷹嘴豆醬 /鹰嘴豆酱dip made of chickpea paste
  • 鷹嘴豆泥 /鹰嘴豆泥dip made of chickpea paste
Chinese Mandarin 鷹嘴豆泥 /鹰嘴豆泥
  • 鷹嘴豆泥 /鹰嘴豆泥 (yīngzuǐdòuní)dip made of chickpea paste
Czech hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Dutch hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Esperanto humuso, kikerkaĉo
  • humusodip made of chickpea paste
  • kikerkaĉodip made of chickpea paste
Finnish hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
French houmous
  • houmousdip made of chickpea paste
German Hummus
  • Hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Greek χούμους
  • χούμους (choúmous)dip made of chickpea paste
Hebrew חומוס
  • חומוס (khúmus)dip made of chickpea paste
Hindi हुम्मुस
  • हुम्मुस (hummus)dip made of chickpea paste
Hungarian hummusz
  • hummuszdip made of chickpea paste
Icelandic hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Indonesian hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Irish humas
  • humasdip made of chickpea paste
Italian hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Japanese フムス, フンムス
  • フムス (fumusu)dip made of chickpea paste
  • フンムス (funmusu)dip made of chickpea paste
Korean 허머스
  • 허머스 (heomeoseu)dip made of chickpea paste
Persian حمص
  • حمصdip made of chickpea paste
Polish humus
  • humusdip made of chickpea paste
Portuguese homus, húmus
  • homusdip made of chickpea paste
  • húmusdip made of chickpea paste
Russian ху́мус
  • ху́мус (xúmus)dip made of chickpea paste
Spanish hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Swedish hummus
  • hummusdip made of chickpea paste
Thai ฮัมมัส
  • ฮัมมัสdip made of chickpea paste
Turkish humus
  • humusdip made of chickpea paste
Ukrainian хумус
  • хумус (xumus)dip made of chickpea paste
Urdu حُمُّص
  • حُمُّص (hummus)dip made of chickpea paste
Yiddish כומוס
  • כומוס (khumus)dip made of chickpea paste

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hummus

humuspomace
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Cite this entry
APA

hummus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hummus

MLA

“hummus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hummus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hummus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hummus.

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