What does "humita" mean?

A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.

What is a synonym for "humita"?

Common synonyms include: tamale, tamale.

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A traditional food of South America, consisting of masa harina dough and corn slowly cooked in oil.
"The Ecuadorean offerings are the best, particularly the humitas, steamed cornhusk tamales stuffed with a moist and fresh filling of sweet corn."

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

Borrowed from Spanish humita, from Quechua humint'a.

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