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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East [syn: hummus, humus, hommos, hoummos, humous]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Arabic ?ummu? chickpeas Date: 1949 a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. (also hoummos) a thick sauce or spread made from ground chick-peas and sesame oil flavoured with lemon and garlic. Etymology: Turk. humus mashed chick-peas

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see houmous