How do YOU say the word houmus?

Question

It's a dip made of chick peas and everyone I talk to seems to pronounce it differently.

These are some of the variations of pronunciation I have heard:

--Hoo-muss

--Hum-us

--Hoo-moose

--Hoo-mouse

--Hugh-mus

How do YOU say it? Is it one of the ways above, or is it something different entirely?

If you haven't heard this word before please say how you think it would be pronounced.

Answer 1

Most people pronounce it HUM-US

Answer 2

hum-uss

Answer 3

Hum-us.  Where I am, it's spelled Hummus

Answer 4

i say hoo-muss

i have no idea which is correct though

Answer 5

It is pronounced humus

Answer 6

Hello Ms Vera Zoey ~

Well actually there are quite a few correct pronounciations here's the run down.

Hummus (also spelled hamos, houmous, hommos, hommus, hummos, hummous or humus; see romanization of Arabic) is a dip or spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas, blended with tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and garlic. Hummus is a popular food in various local forms throughout the Middle Eastern world.[1]

Etymology

The word comes from Arabic حمّص ḥummuṣ[2] 'chickpeas'. Like other Arabic loanwords, its spelling in English is unstable.[2] The earliest known use of the word hummus in English noted by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) was in 1955.[3] The three most common spellings for the word as transliterated into English are hummus, hommos and hoummos. The spelling humus is avoided in English due to its similarity to the English word humus, though this is the most common Turkish spelling[2] and the OED indicates the word entered the English language from Turkish.[3] The full Arabic name of the prepared spread is حُمُّص بطحينة (ḥummuṣ bi ṭaḥīna) which means chickpeas with tahina.

Answer 7

HUM'-us rhymes with pumice

Answer 8

i say it: hum-iss

Answer 9

Like it's written

Answer 10

I say it like Hum-us, I avoid saying the word though because I have no idea how it's supposed to be pronounced xP

Answer 11

home muss..when i was a little kid i asked for a kebab but with no homicide please!lol very embarrasing 4 mum!

Answer 12

HUM US  

Answer 13

In England, the correct way to pronounce it is "Hum-Uss." That's what I've been saying anyway!

Answer 14

I have always pronounced it "hum-us". Any way you pronounce it, it is delicious.

Answer 15

I saw it spelled hummus, and I pronounce it Hum-us