humita
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.
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Quechua humint'a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈmita/ [uˈmi.t̪a]
- 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, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014