- rockahominy
- rock·a·hom·i·ny
English syllables. 2014.
rockahominy
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rockahominy — ˌräkəˈhämənē noun Etymology: perhaps from rokahamĕn (in some Algonquian language of Virginia obsolete : parched corn finely ground … Useful english dictionary
hominy — ☆ hominy [häm′ə nē ] n. [contr. < rockahominy < AmInd (Algonquian), as in Virginian rokahamen, meal from parched corn] dry corn (maize) with the hull and germ removed and often coarsely ground (hominy grits): it is boiled for food … English World dictionary
hom|i|ny — «HOM uh nee», noun. hulled corn, often crushed or coarsely ground, or soaked whole in a weak solution of lye. Hominy is eaten boiled. ╂[American English, probably short for earlier rockahominy < Algonkian (Powhatan) rokēham parched corn] … Useful english dictionary
