cumin

English

Cumin (spice): whole seeds, left; ground into powder, right.

Etymology

From Old English cymen and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon). Cognate with Old High German kumin. Ultimately from a Semitic root, whence Hebrew כמון‎ (kammon) and Arabic كَمُّون‎ (kammūn).[1][2] Possibly related to caraway.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkjuːmɪn/, enPR: kŭmʹĭn, kyo͞oʹmĭn
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkumɪn/, /ˈkjumɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkʊmɪn/, enPR: ko͞oʹmĭn
  • Rhymes: -ʌmɪn, -juːmɪn

Noun

cumin (usually uncountable, plural cumins)

  1. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
    Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
  2. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

Translations

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See also

References

  1. ↑ “cumin” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  2. ↑ “cumin” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ky.mɛ̃/
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Noun

cumin m (plural cumins)

  1. The plant cumin
  2. Its seed, a spice

Further reading

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin commūnia, neuter plural of Latin commūnis.

Noun

cumin m (plural cumins)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) village

Synonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg
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