How the hell do you spell this word????

[phillybri]

Hummus? Hummos? Hommos? Hammous?

Pick a spelling!!! I've seen it spelled like 30 different ways!!!

:crazy:

[eyesroll]

1. Well, it's a non-English word, so all of the transliterations are possible

I use "hummus."

[dolo amber]

2. I spell it

M-m-m-m-m-m-m...:9

:D

[alwynsw]

5. My wife loves it, too

I'd rather eat dog barf. At least there'd be meat in it - and it would probably taste better.

on edit: But I do like couscous

[Enraged_Ape]

3. This sounds like a job...

for the Webster's Online Dictionary:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hummus

[phillybri]

4. Now THERE'S a good idea....

Mmmmmm...hummus...:9

[arwalden]

6. We Hum... Let's Hum... or Everyone Hum

[BlueEyedSon]

7. Mammoun's Falafel adjacent to NYU had it on their menu as

"Homos". (best falafel in NYC BTW.)

Always got a kick out of that!

[asthmaticeog]

12. Oh yeah.

Tommy's restaurant in Cleveland also spells it "Homos," to the mirth of many (and no doubt the puzzlement of more than a few, as well).

[RebelOne]

8. According to The American Heritage Dictionary,

it is spelled hummus.

[ConcernedCanuk]

9. I use humus, seems to be more common ?

.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=humus 7 entries found for humus.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=hummus 1 entry found for hummus.

hum·mus also hum·us or hom·mos

ah,

take ur pic !

[NicoleM]

10. Humus is dirt.

At least that's what pops into my head when I see the word "humus":

hu·mus ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hyms)
n. A brown or black organic substance consisting of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water.

HuMMus is delicious.

[eyesroll]

11. Isn't "humus" dirt?

hu·mus
A brown or black organic substance consisting of partially or wholly decayed vegetable or animal matter that provides nutrients for plants and increases the ability of soil to retain water.

(OK, so it's also a smooth thick mixture of mashed chickpeas, tahini, oil, lemon juice, and garlic, used especially as a dip for pita.)

[Rainbowreflect]

13. I made 3 different flavors of humus last night.

We are having a healthy food day tomorrow at work That is what I'm bringing with pita bread strips. Yuuuummmmmmmm

[Aristus]

14. Don't forget the pronunciation.

I've heard hyoo-mus and humm-iss. It's actually pronounced hoo-muss, with the 'oo' sounded like the 'oo' in 'roof'.

[LynneSin]

15. How do you spell Gaddafi?

I've seen about 20 different spellings of that dude from Libya

Qadafi? Can I use that for Scrabble

[NicoleM]

16. No proper nouns

allowed in Scrabble. And doesn't the tile have "Qu" on it?

It's hard to figure out how to spell Arabic words in English. I was supposed to make my great-grandma's recipes into a cookbook once, but I couldn't decide how to spell anything. So somebody else had to do it. :)

[SOteric]

17. I spell it hummous.

:7

But you can always call it 'chickpea paste with garlic and tahini.'