humita

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish humita, from Quechua humint'a.

Noun

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:
  The Ecuadorean offerings are the best, particularly the humitas, steamed cornhusk tamales stuffed with a moist and fresh filling of sweet corn.

Spanish

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humita

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua humint'a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uˈmita/
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: hu‧mi‧ta

Noun

humita f (plural humitas)

(Argentina, Chile, Peru) tamale
Synonyms: tamal, huma, hallaca
(Chile) bow tie
Synonyms: corbatín, pajarita (see for other synonyms)

Further reading

“humita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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