hummus
Spanish, noun/ˈumus/
hummus is spelled H-U-M-M-U-S (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hummus is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “hummus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pasta de garbanzo con zumo (jugo) de limón, una crema denominada tahina (pasta de semillas de sésamo…”.
What does hummus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehummus
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pasta de garbanzo con zumo (jugo) de limón, una crema denominada tahina (pasta de semillas de sésamo: ajonjolí) y aceite de oliva. Ingredientes de variantes locales pueden ser ajo y pimentón. La denominación completa en árabe es حُمُّص بطحينة (ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna): garbanzos y pasta de sésamo, o musabbaha.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hummus
- humus alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hummus?
- /ˈumus/
- [ˈu.mus]
- [ˈumus]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hummus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hummus in Spanish?
hummus appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).