Hominy Definition
hŏmə-nē
noun
Dry corn (maize) with the hull and germ removed and often coarsely ground (hominy grits): it is boiled for food.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Hominy
Noun
Singular:
hominy
Plural:
hominiesOrigin of Hominy
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First recorded in 1629. From Powhatan ("Virginia Algonquian"). Probably from uskatahomen, or from appuminnéonash ("parched corn"). Alternatively, perhaps a short form of rockahominy, from Powhatan rokohamin (“parched, ground corn”).
From Wiktionary
Short for Virginia Algonquian uskatahomen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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