humita
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Spanish humita, from Quechua humint'a.
Noun[edit]
humita (plural humitas)
- A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.
- 2008 February 3, “Where the Twain Meet”, in New York Times[1]:
- The Ecuadorean offerings are the best, particularly the humitas, steamed cornhusk tamales stuffed with a moist and fresh filling of sweet corn.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Quechua humint'a.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
humita f (plural humitas)
Further reading[edit]
- “humita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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