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Meaning of HOMINY

Pronunciation:  'hâmunee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  hulled corn with the bran and germ removed
 
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 See Also: corn, edible corn, lye hominy, pearl hominy

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Hom"i*ny\, n. [From North American Indian auh['u]minea
parched corn.]
Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being
boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also {homony}.]
 

 

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