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kümmel
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küm·mel
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ˈkɪm
əl
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Ger.
ˈkü
məl
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noun
1.
a colorless cordial or liqueur flavored with cumin, caraway seeds, etc., made especially in the Baltic area.
2.
Leyden cheese containing caraway seeds.
Origin:
1880–85;
<
German
Kümmel,
Old High German
kumil,
apparently dissimilated variant of
kumin
cumin
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kümmel
(ˈkʊməl,
German
ˈkyməl)
—
n
a German liqueur flavoured with aniseed and cumin
[C19: from German
Kümmel,
from Old High German
kumil,
probably variant of
kumin
cumin
]
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