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cum·in
noun
also cum·min \ˈkəmə̇n\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English comin, cummin, from Old English cymen; akin to Old High German kumīn cumin, Middle Low German kömen, all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin cuminum, from Greek kyminon, of Semitic origin; akin to Arabic kammūn cumin, Hebrew kammōn
: a dwarf plant (Cuminum cyminum) of the family Umbelliferae that is native to Egypt and Syria and has long been cultivated for its aromatic seeds which are used in flavoring |