HOMINY


Meaning of HOMINY in English

/ ˈhɒmɪni; NAmE ˈhɑːm-/ noun

[ U ] dried corn ( maize ), boiled in water or milk, eaten especially in the southern states of the US

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WORD ORIGIN

shortened from Virginia Algonquian uskatahomen .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.