Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hominy \Hom"i*ny\, n. [From North American Indian auh['u]minea
   parched corn.]
   Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being
   boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also {homony}.]

Source : WordNet®

hominy
     n : hulled corn with the bran and germ removed