hominy
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hom·i·ny
(hŏm′ə-nē)n.
Whole or ground kernels of corn from which the hull and germ have been removed, as by boiling in a solution of water and lye.
[Short for Virginia Algonquian uskatahomen.]
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hominy
(ˈhɒmɪnɪ)n
(Cookery) chiefly US coarsely ground maize prepared as a food by boiling in milk or water
[C17: probably of Algonquian origin]
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hom•i•ny
(ˈhɒm ə ni)n.
whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels or by crushing and sifting.
[1620–30, Amer.; < Virginia Algonquian (E sp.) uskatahomen,usketchamun]
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Noun | 1. | hominy - hulled corn with the bran and germ removed edible corn, corn - ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food lye hominy - hominy prepared by bleaching in lye pearl hominy - hominy prepared by milling to pellets of medium size |
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