Associations to the word «Hominy»

Wiktionary

HOMINY, noun. A food made from hulled corn (maize) kernels soaked in lye water, rinsed, then cooked and eaten; or, the rinsed kernels are dried and coarsely ground into hominy grits.

Dictionary definition

HOMINY, noun. Hulled corn with the bran and germ removed.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne