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humita

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish humita, from Quechua humint'a.

Noun

humita (plural humitas)

  1. A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua humint'a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u?mita/, [u?mi.t?a]

Noun

humita f (plural humitas)

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

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humite

English

Etymology

-ite

Noun

humite (countable and uncountable, plural humites)

  1. (mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, and silicon.

References

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2021) , “Humite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database

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