Houma

[ hoo-muh ]
/ ˈhu mə /

noun

a city in S Louisiana.

Example sentences from the Web for houma

  • These little triumphs of communication in Houma may help lighten the mood, but they also have a troublingly hollow feel.

    BP Makes Friends |Rebecca Dana |June 21, 2010 |DAILY BEAST

  • It wasn't very long till Mr. Sack went off to Houma with some other men, and pretty soon we knew he was in the War.

    Slave Narratives, Oklahoma |Various

  • I confided to him all that had occurred from the time of my leaving New Orleans, up to the period of our meeting upon the Houma.

    The Quadroon |Mayne Reid