rockahominy

noun

rock·​a·​hom·​i·​ny

ˌräkəˈhämənē

obsolete

: parched corn finely ground

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from rokahamĕn (in some Algonquian language of Virginia

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Rhymes for rockahominy

• domini
• dominie
• hominy
• romany