hummus
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
hommos, hommus, hoummos, hoummous, houmous, houmus, humus
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ).
=== Pronunciation ===
enPR: ho͝o'məs, IPA(key): /ˈhʊməs/
enPR: hŭ'məs, IPA(key): /ˈhʌməs/
enPR: ho͞o'məs, IPA(key): /ˈhuːməs/
Rhymes: -uːməs, -ʌməs
=== Noun ===
hummus (usually uncountable, plural hummuses)
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.
==== Translations ====
== Dutch ==
=== Alternative forms ===
choemoes, choemmoes, hoemoes, hoemmoes
=== Etymology ===
Ultimately from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈɦu.mus/, /ˈxu.mus/, (nativized pronunciation) /ˈɦy.mʏs/
Hyphenation: hum‧mus
Homophone: humus (only of the nativized pronunciation)
=== Noun ===
hummus m or f (uncountable, no diminutive)
hummus
=== Further reading ===
hummus on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈhumːus/, [ˈhumːus̠]
Rhymes: -umːus
Syllabification(key): hum‧mus
Hyphenation(key): hum‧mus
=== Noun ===
hummus
hummus
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“hummus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
hummus m (invariable)
alternative spelling of houmous
== Polish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Arabic حمص.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈxu.mus/
Rhymes: -umus
Syllabification: hu‧mmus
=== Noun ===
hummus m inan
alternative spelling of humus
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
hummus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
hummus in Polish dictionaries at PWN
== Spanish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
humus
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈumus/ [ˈu.mus]
Rhymes: -umus
Syllabification: hum‧mus
Homophone: humus
=== Noun ===
hummus m (uncountable)
hummus
=== Further reading ===
“hummus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== Swedish ==
=== Noun ===
hummus c
hummus
==== Declension ====
==== See also ====
kikärtor (“chickpeas”)
=== References ===
hummus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
hummus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)