hominy

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hom·i·ny /ˈhɒmɪni $ ˈhɑː-/ noun [uncountable] American English DFFa food made from crushed dried corn(2) 甜玉米片粥

Examples from the Corpus

hominy• Add the hominy and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.Origin hominy (1600-1700) Virginia Algonquian uskatahomen

hom·i·ny nounChineseSyllable

corn(2) from a dried made crushed food Corpus

hominy
hom‧i‧ny /ˈhɒməni, ˈhɒmɪni $ ˈhɑː-/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1600-1700
Language: Virginia Algonquian
Origin: uskatahomen

a food made from crushed dried corn(2)

hom·iny

BrE

/ˈhɒmɪni/

NAmE

/ˈhɑːmɪni/

noun

[uncountable]

dried

corn

(

), boiled in water or milk, eaten especially in the southern states of the US 玉米糁儿（美国南方各州常用水或牛奶煮后食用）