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lye hominy

lye hom·i·ny
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahy hom-uh-nee]
    • /laɪ ˈhɒm ə ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahy hom-uh-nee]
    • /laɪ ˈhɒm ə ni/

Definition of lye hominy words

  • noun lye 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

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Origin of lye hominy

First appearance:

before 1815
One of the 39% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1815-25

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Parts of speech for Lye hominy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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lye hominy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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