humus

H4U1M3U1S1
/ˈhjuːməs/

noun

A large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

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hummushommoshoummoshumous
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Meanings

humus1

nounhumus (usually uncountable, plural humuses)

plural humuses

  1. uncountableusuallyA large group of natural organic compounds, found in the soil, formed from the chemical and biological decomposition of plant and animal residues and from the synthetic activity of microorganisms.

humus2

nounhumus (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of hummus (“chickpea dip”).

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
hummushommoshoummoshumous
Broader
spreadpaste
Also see
hummushumous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

humus · noun

  1. Latinhumus
  2. Latinhumus
  3. Englishhumus

Borrowed from Latin humus.

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humus · noun

  1. Arabicحُمُّص
  2. Turkishhumus
  3. Englishhumus

Borrowed from Turkish humus or Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ).

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Translations

Arabic الدبال
  • الدبال (ad-dabāl)group of compounds in soil
Catalan humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Chinese Mandarin 腐殖質 /腐殖质
  • 腐殖質 /腐殖质 (fǔzhízhì)group of compounds in soil
Czech humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Dutch humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Esperanto humo
  • humogroup of compounds in soil
Finnish humus, mullas
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
  • mullasgroup of compounds in soil
French humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
German Humus
  • Humusgroup of compounds in soil
Greek χούμος
  • χούμος (choúmos)group of compounds in soil
Indonesian humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Irish húmas
  • húmasgroup of compounds in soil
Italian humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Japanese 腐植土
  • 腐植土 (fushokudo)group of compounds in soil
Korean 부식질
  • 부식질 (busikjil)group of compounds in soil
Malay humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Māori paraumu
  • paraumugroup of compounds in soil
Polish humus, próchnica
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
  • próchnicagroup of compounds in soil
Portuguese húmus, humo
  • húmusgroup of compounds in soil
  • humogroup of compounds in soil
Romanian humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Russian гу́мус, перегно́й
  • гу́мус (gúmus)group of compounds in soil
  • перегно́й (peregnój)group of compounds in soil
Spanish humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Swedish humus
  • humusgroup of compounds in soil
Vietnamese mùn
  • mùngroup of compounds in soil
Welsh deilbridd, hwmws
  • deilbriddgroup of compounds in soil
  • hwmwsgroup of compounds in soil

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with humus

hummus
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Cite this entry
APA

humus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humus

MLA

“humus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “humus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/humus.

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