down-home

down-home
/down"hohm"/, adj.
of, pertaining to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, esp. of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
[1820-30, Amer.]

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