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cumin

Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːmɪn/

(also cummin)

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Definition of cumin

noun

[mass noun]

1the aromatic seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used as a spice, especially ground and used in curry powder: add a pinch of cumin

2the small, slender plant which bears cumin seeds, occurring 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from Latin cuminum, from Greek kuminon, probably of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew kammōn and Arabic kammūn; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French cumon, comin, also from Latin

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

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