[DAE, from rockahominy, of Algonquinian origin...the hulled kernels of Indian corn, either broken up into a coarse meat or whole] n. a side dish made of boiled ground corn (maize) with chili peppers: 1929 One eats hominy (and other dishes of the Southern States) with "West Indian relish" (Defries 10). 1934 Guinea corn is ground . and cooked as hominy. . .a side dish that goes with stewed fish and is "pepped up" by the addition of small green and red peppers made into a fish sauce (Bell 83). (Gen.>