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Webster 1913 Edition

Cumin

Cum′in

(k?m′?n)
,
Noun.
[OE.
comin
, AS.
cymen
, fr. L.
cuminum
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar.
kamm[GREEK]n
, Heb.
kamm[GREEK]n
; cf. OF.
comin
, F.
cumin
. Cf.
Kummel
.]
(Bot.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (
Cuminum Cyminum
), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway.
[Written also
cummin
.]
Rank-smelling rue, and
cumin
good for eyes.
Spenser.
Black cumin
(Bot.)
,
a plant (
Nigella sativa
) with pungent seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cumin

CUMIN

,
Noun.
[L., Gr.] An annual plant of one species, whose seeds have a bitterish warm taste, with an aromatic flavor.

Definition 2024

cumin

cumin

English

Cumin (spice): whole seeds, left; ground into powder, right.

Noun

cumin ‎(usually uncountable, plural cumins)

  1. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
    Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
  2. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian and Mexican cookery.

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References

  1. ↑ “cumin” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
  2. ↑ “cumin” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.

French

Etymology

From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον ‎(kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

cumin m ‎(plural cumins)

  1. The plant cumin
  2. Its seed, a spice

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin commūnia, neuter plural of Latin commūnis.

Noun

cumin m (plural cumins)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun) village

Synonyms

  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca
  • (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg

Etymology

From Old English cymen, from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον ‎(kúminon). Cognate with Old High German kumin. Ultimately from a Semitic root, whence Hebrew כמון ‎(kammon) and Arabic كَمُّون ‎(kammūn).[1][2] Possibly related to caraway.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkjuːmɪn/, enPR: kŭmʹĭn, kyo͞oʹmĭn
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkumɪn/, /ˈkjumɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkʊmɪn/, enPR: ko͞oʹmĭn
  • Rhymes: -ʌmɪn, -juːmɪn

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