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[ kuhm -uh n, koo m -, koo -muh n, kyoo - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkʌm ən, ˈkʊm-, ˈku mən, ˈkyu- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
the fruit or seeds of this plant.
Origin of cumin before 900; Middle English
comyn, cumin (<Old French
comin ) <Latin
cumīnum <Greek
kýmīnon <Semitic (compare Arabic
kammūn, Hebrew
kammōn cumin); replacing Old English
cymen <Latin, as above
Words nearby cumin cumbungi, cum dividend, cume, cumene, cum grano salis, cumin , cum laude, cummer, cummerbund, Cummings, cummings, e. e.
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Example sentences from the Web for cumin Within days, grilled lamb skewers spiced with cumin and chili were back on the street.
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“In the mountains, if you need some cumin or potatoes, you just knock on a door,” he said.
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A single meal could include clove, cumin , jalapeños, Madeira, sweet potatoes, and whipped heavy cream.
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Cumin , cinnamon, and tart-sweet prunes give this exotic stew North African flavor.
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One set consisted of Sinkina, the other of a mixture of alcohol, sugar and water with some oil of cumin .
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Tenures of cumin do not appear to have been common in the two counties.
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The seeds of the cumin um cyminum (cumin ) afford an oil similar to the preceding, but not so agreeable.
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Cumin is mentioned in Scripture as something particularly nice.
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Now you've took it away between you, cumin ' aht with it like this.
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British Dictionary definitions for cumin noun an umbelliferous Mediterranean plant, Cuminum cyminum, with finely divided leaves and small white or pink flowers
the aromatic seeds (collectively) of this plant, used as a condiment and a flavouring
Word Origin for cumin C12: from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kuminon, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew kammōn
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