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.
   • 2008 February 3, “Where the Twain Meet”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The Ecuadorean offerings are the best, particularly the humitas, steamed cornhusk tamales stuffed with a moist and fresh filling of sweet corn.

Spanish

Alternative forms

• huminta

Etymology

Borrowed from Quechua humint'a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈmita/ [uˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: hu‧mi‧ta

Noun

humita f (plural humitas)

1. (Andes, Rioplatense) tamale

   Synonyms: tamal, huma, hallaca

2. (Chile) bow tie

   Synonyms: corbatín, pajarita

Further reading

• “humita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10