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Meanings of houmous in English

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A popular dish in the Middle East that consists of cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic.

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      Examples for "humus"
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      Soils that are poor in humus are generally in need of nitrogen.
      The First Book of Farming
      2
      Existence subsides into a humus that at first sight looks entirely anonymous.
      The Guardian
      3
      Even though it looks like humus, it has not yet fully decomposed.
      Organic Gardener's Composting
      4
      Of course most of this great supply of humus is very old.
      The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Re...
      5
      Thrives well upon new rich soils that are well supplied with humus.
      Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 / Embracing the Tra...
      1
      Simply whisk a tub of hummus with plain yoghurt with olive oil.
      The South African
      2
      Stir into a standard 230g hummus pot, and you're good to go.
      The Guardian
      3
      The hummus plates were ravaged; the party was starting to thin out.
      This is where we live
      4
      Sliced rainbow vegetables and a dollop of hummus is a perfect starter.
      The Guardian
      5
      Then there is the Kim's Cravings recipe for super-simple hummus chicken salad.
      The Guardian
      Usage of houmous in English
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      Several ranges of own-brand houmous sold by Aldi and Lidl have been recalled over fears they may have been contaminated with salmonella.
      The Irish Times
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      Retailer Marks & Spencer, which has a number of Irish branches, has recalled two houmous products contaminated with the potentially fatal salmonella bug.
      The Irish Times
      3
      After they had gone a mile or two, Boo-Khaloum rode up and desired one of the Arabs to cover the major with a houmous.
      Great African Travellers: From Mungo Park to Livingstone and Sta...
      4
      There is houmous for Kitty or Jem, whichever one of them is vegetarian this week, in a trio of dips with guacamole and taramasalata.
      The gathering
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      Houmous through the time