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Where does “חומוס” come from?

חומוס (Hebrew) comes from Arabic حُمُّص — chickpea; hummus.

חומוס (Hebrew): Hummus: a food made from ground chickpeas and...

Definitions

  1. Hummus: a food made from ground chickpeas and...

Ancestry of “חומוס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicحُمُّصchickpea; hummus
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