Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
Kümmel, Kreuzkümmel
зи́раzíra, кминkmin
(uncountable, usually)Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
Kreuzkümmel
зи́раzíra
- aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family
- dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
Examples
4 sentencesWhere can I buy cumin?
He bought cumin in the supermarket.
Cumin is very good for after a large meal.
If you just put a little bit of cumin on the kebab, it'll be really delicious.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kFrom Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /kamūnu/, “cumin”). Possibly related to caraway.
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Forms
plural: cumins| Singular | cumin |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonyms- aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family:cumin seed
- dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds:Cuminum cyminum
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable