How to Say "Hummus" in French

houmous

/u.mus/masculine

The French word for hummus is houmous.

houmous refers to the dip made of chickpea paste.

Meaning: dip made of chickpea paste (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

houmous is a masculine noun.

/u.mus/

In French, houmous is a homonym for a word meaning 'humus', which refers to the organic component of soil. This can lead to humorous puns in French gardening or cooking contexts.
The word houmous comes from the Arabic word حُمُّص, which refers specifically to the chickpea itself rather than just the dip.
In France, houmous is frequently paired with pain pita, but you will also find it served with local French baguette slices.

Houmous vient du mot arabe pour pois chiche.
Hummus comes from the Arabic word for chickpeas.
This sentence is useful for noting the linguistic origin of houmous.
Tatoeba #7001082 by Rockaround, translation #6621367 by Eccles17
Les pois chiches sont le principal ingrédient du houmous.
Chickpeas are the main ingredient in hummus.
This sentence highlights the main ingredient of houmous.
Tatoeba #9013177 by lbdx, translation #7067454 by Hybrid
Il y avait des pois chiches dans la salade ainsi que dans le houmous.
There were garbanzo beans in the salad as well as in the hummus.
This sentence illustrates the use of houmous in a sentence alongside other ingredients.
Tatoeba #9013196 by lbdx, translation #4656935 by AlanF_US
Je vous recommande de goûter le délicieux houmous du restaurant du coin.
I recommend you try the delicious hummus from the local restaurant.
J'ai préparé une délicieuse purée de pois chiches pour l'apéro !
I made a delicious chickpea purée for the appetizer!
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

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Sources

Wiktionary, “hummus” translations and entries houmous, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries houmous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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