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- [hom-uh-nee]
- /ˈhɒm ə ni/
- /ˈhɒm.ə.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hom-uh-nee]
- /ˈhɒm ə ni/
Definitions of hominy word
- noun hominy whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy) 1
- noun hominy Coarsely ground corn used to make grits. 1
- noun hominy food: maize kernels, grits 1
- uncountable noun hominy Hominy is a food made from maize that has been crushed and boiled with milk or water. 0
- noun hominy coarsely ground maize prepared as a food by boiling in milk or water 0
- noun hominy dry corn (maize) with the hull and germ removed and often coarsely ground (hominy grits): it is boiled for food 0
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Origin of hominy
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) uskatahomen, usketchamun a nominalized passive v., literally, that which is treated (in the way specified by the unidentified initial element), here probably that which is ground or beaten
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Parts of speech for Hominy
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hominy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hominy
noun hominy
- porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
- cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- indian meal — cornmeal (def 1).
- hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
- samp — coarsely ground corn.
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