hummus
/ˈhʊməs/
hummus 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.
Noun
hummus (usually uncountable, plural hummuses)
hummus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
hummus in Hindi
- dip made of chickpea paste
- हुम्मुस hummus
hummus in Tamil
- ஹம்மஸ்
hummus in Marathi
- dip made of chickpea paste
- हुम्मुस hummus
hummus in Urdu
- dip made of chickpea paste
- حُمُّص hummus
More languagesFewer languages
- hummus in Bengali
- হুমাস, হামমাস
- hummus in Telugu
- హమ్మస్
- hummus in Malayalam
- ഹമ്മസ്, ഹമ്മൂസ്
- hummus in Kannada
- ಹಮ್ಮಸ್
- hummus in Punjabi
- ਹੰਮਸ, ਹਮਮਸ, ਹਮ੍ਮਸ
- hummus in Gujarati
- હુમ્મુસ hummus
- hummus in Odia
- ହମ୍ମସ୍, ହୁମସ୍, ହମସ୍
- hummus in Nepali
- हम्मस, हम्मुस
- hummus in Arabic
- حِمَّص ḥimmaṣ
- hummus in Indonesian
- hummus
- hummus in Persian
- حمص
- hummus in Thai
- ฮัมมัส
Examples of hummus in a sentence
- I ordered hummus for a starter, a steak as the main course, and chocolate cake for dessert.
- To make hummus you need to blend chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic.
- The stallholder puts salad into an open pita bread, followed by the four falafels, and then liberally covers them with hummus.
Forms of hummus
| plural | hummuses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hommos |
| alternative form | hommus |
| alternative form | hoummos |
| alternative form | hoummous |
| alternative form | houmous |
| alternative form | houmus |
| alternative form | humus |
Origin of hummus
Borrowed from Arabic حُمُّص (ḥummuṣ)., an alternative pronunciation of Arabic حِمَّص (ḥimmaṣ).
Words that rhyme with hummus
Questions about hummus
- What does hummus mean?
- Hummus means 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.
- What is hummus in Hindi?
- Hummus in Hindi is हुम्मुस (hummus). See Hummus meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is hummus?
- Hummus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hummus?
- Hummus is pronounced /ˈhʊməs/.
- What is the plural of hummus?
- The plural of hummus is hummuses.
Words near hummus in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hummus (page history and authors); hummus (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); hummus (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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