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Cumin

 [kuhm-uhn, koom- or, often, koo-muhn, kyoo-]   Origin

cum·in

   [kuhm-uhn, koom- or, often, koo-muhn, kyoo-]
noun
1.
a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
2.
the fruit or seeds of this plant.
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Origin:
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
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cumin or cummin (ˈkʌmɪn)
 
—n
1.  an umbelliferous Mediterranean plant, Cuminum cyminum, with finely divided leaves and small white or pink flowers
2.  the aromatic seeds (collectively) of this plant, used as a condiment and a flavouring
 
[C12: from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kuminon, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew kammōn]
 
cummin or cummin
 
—n
 
[C12: from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kuminon, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew kammōn]

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cumin
O.E. cymen, from L. cuminum, from Gk. kyminon, cognate with Heb. kammon, Arabic kammun.
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