English
humita
Humita comes from Spanish humita ‘tamale’, and goes back to Quechua humint'a ‘humita, a dish made with ground corn steamed…’.
- Quechuamodernhumint'a‘humita, a dish made with ground corn steamed in husks’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthumita‘tamale’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Quechuamodernhumint'a‘humita, a dish made with ground corn steamed in husks’
- Spanishc. 1500–presenthumita‘tamale’
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
Earliest quotation: 2008, Where the Twain Meet: “The Ecuadorean offerings are the best, particularly the humitas,…”
Every English word from Quechua humint'a
Today it means
noun A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Quechua humint'a / humita