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Showing words for HOMINY using the English dictionary
6 Letter Words for Hominy
hominy
5 Letter Words for Hominy
yomin
4 Letter Words for Hominy
hoin, hymn, mino, miny, mony, omni, onym, yoni
3 Letter Words for Hominy
him, hin, hmo, hny, hoi, hom, hon, hoy, imo, ion, iyo, mho, min, moi, mon, moy, nim, noh, nom, noy, ohm, oni, ony, yin, yoi, yom, yon
Definitions for Hominy
[1] whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy) .
[2] mainly US coarsely ground maize prepared as a food by boiling in milk or water
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Words nearby Hominy
hominids, hominin, hominine, hominization, hominoid, hominy, hominy grits, homme, homme d'affaires, homme du monde, hommel
Origin of Hominy
1620–30, Americanism ; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) uskatahomen, usketchamun a nominalized passive v., literally, that which is treated (in the way specified by the unidentified initial element), here probably that which is ground or beaten
Word origin for Hominy
C17: probably of Algonquian origin
Synonyms for Hominy
cereal, porridge, Indian meal, hasty pudding, samp, sepawn, sepon, supawn