hummus

IPA/ˈhʊməs/
KK[hˈʊməs]IPA/ˈhʊməs/

hummus — noun

1. a smooth, thick paste made by blending chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, olive

1.名詞A2
釋義

a smooth, thick paste made by blending chickpeas with tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic; a traditional Middle Eastern food that people commonly serve as a dip alongside pita bread or fresh vegetables

例句

Ramón dipped a piece of warm pita bread into the hummus.

collocation: dip [bread/vegetable] into hummus

Nora made a batch of hummus for the dinner party using her grandmother's recipe.

collocation: make hummus

同義詞
  • dip

    a broader category; hummus is one specific type of dip

  • spread

    used when hummus is put on bread or crackers rather than dipped into

  • baba ganoush

    a similar Middle Eastern dip but made with roasted eggplant instead of chickpeas

用法筆記

Hummus is an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a hummus' or 'one hummus'. Use a piece of / a bowl of / some hummus instead. The word can be spelled 'hummus', 'houmous', or 'hommos'; 'hummus' is the most common form worldwide.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a hummus from the store.
✅I bought some hummus from the store.
💡Hummus is uncountable and cannot be used with 'a'.
❌I ate two hummus with my lunch.
✅I ate two bowls of hummus with my lunch.
💡Use a container word such as 'bowl' or 'container' to count servings.