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hominy

5 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. hominy (noun)
  2. hominy grits (noun plural but singular or plural in construction)
  3. hog and hominy (noun)
  4. lye hominy (noun)
  5. pearl hominy (noun)

hom·i·ny

noun \ˈhä-mə-nē\

Definition of HOMINY

: kernels of corn that have been soaked in a caustic solution (as of lye) and then washed to remove the hulls
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Examples of HOMINY

  1. We had pork and hominy stew.

Origin of HOMINY

Virginia Algonquian -homen, literally, that treated (in the way specified)
First Known Use: 1629

Rhymes with HOMINY

Romany

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