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