How to pronounce hominy
American English pronunciation
HAH-muh-nee
- IPA
- /ˈhɑməni/
- Syllables
- HAH · muh · nee (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hominy means
Corn kernels soaked to loosen their skins, then cooked
In a sentence: At the diner, Aunt Rosa ordered a warm bowl of hominy with her eggs.
Where it comes from: First recorded in 1629. It comes from a Native American language of Virginia, but no one is sure which word it came from.
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