hominy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhɒmɨni/
• (god-guard merger and weak vowel merger) homophones en

Noun

hominy (uncountable)

1. A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.

Synonyms

• (hulled, lye-soaked, cooked kernels) nixtamal

Translations

• French: maïs lessivé
• Portuguese: canjica
• Spanish: nixtamal

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