hominies
plural of hominy
Source: Wiktionary
Hom"i*ny, n. Etym: [From North American Indian auhĂşminea parched corn.]
Definition: Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also homony.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 May 2025
(noun) a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; “an air of mystery”; “the house had a neglected air”; “an atmosphere of defeat pervaded the candidate’s headquarters”; “the place had an aura of romance”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
