cumin
English
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Etymology
From 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”).[1][2][3]. Possibly related to caraway.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʌmɪn, -juːmɪn
Noun
cumin (usually uncountable, plural cumins)
- The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
- Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
- Coordinate term: caraway
Translations
plant Cuminum cyminum
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its seed used as spice
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See also
References
- ^ “cumin”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- ^ “cumin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 57
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
cumin m (plural cumins)
- The plant cumin
- Its seed, a spice
Further reading
- “cumin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Vallader) cumün
Etymology
From Medieval Latin commūnia, neuter plural of Latin commūnis.
Noun
cumin m (plural cumins)
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg
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