Hummus
[hoo m-uh s] /ˈhʊm əs/
noun
1.
Middle Eastern Cookery. a paste or dip made of chickpeas mashed with oil, garlic, lemon juice, and tahini and usually eaten with pita.
/ˈhʊməs/
noun
1.
a creamy dip originating in the Middle East, made from puréed chickpeas, tahina, etc
n.
1955, from Turkish humus “mashed chick peas.”
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