cumin

[ kuhm-uhn, koom-, koo-muhn, kyoo- ]

noun
  1. a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cooking and medicine.

  2. the aromatic fruit or seeds of Cuminum cyminum.

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Origin of cumin

1
First recorded before 900; Middle English comyn, cumin (from Old French comin ) from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kýmīnon, from Semitic (compare Arabic kammūn, Hebrew kammōn cumin); replacing Old English cymen from Latin, as above

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cumin

cummin

/ (ˈkʌmɪn) /


noun
  1. an umbelliferous Mediterranean plant, Cuminum cyminum, with finely divided leaves and small white or pink flowers

  2. the aromatic seeds (collectively) of this plant, used as a condiment and a flavouring

Origin of cumin

1
C12: from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kuminon, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew kammōn

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