rockahominy

rockahominy
\\ˌräkəˈhämənē\ noun
Etymology: perhaps from rokahamĕn (in some Algonquian language of Virginia
obsolete : parched corn finely ground

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rockahominy — rock·a·hom·i·ny …   English syllables

  • 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

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