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hum·mus (hum′əs, ho̵om′əs)

noun

a Middle Eastern dish, a paste of mashed chickpeas, tahini, garlic, etc., eaten as an appetizer

Etymology: Turk humus

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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