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cumin

Syllabification: (cum·in)

Pronunciation: /ˈkəmən, ˈk(y)o͞o-/

(also cummin)

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Definition of cumin

noun

1the aromatic seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used as a spice, especially ground and used in curry powder.

2the small, slender plant that bears cumin and grows from the Mediterranean to central Asia.
- Cuminum cyminum, family Umbelliferae

Origin:

Old English cymen, from Latin cuminum, from Greek kuminon, probably of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew kammōn and Arabic kammūn; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French cumon, comin, also from Latin

Cumin can also be spelled cummin, with a double m: both are correct.

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