[kim-uh
l; Ger. ky-muhl] 
| 1. | a colorless cordial or liqueur flavored with cumin, caraway seeds, etc., made esp. in the Baltic area. |
| 2. | Leyden cheese containing caraway seeds. |
| küm·mel (kĭm'əl, kü'məl) n. A colorless liqueur flavored chiefly with caraway seeds. [German, from Middle High German kümel, cumin seed, from Old High German kumīn, kumil, ultimately from Latin cumīnum; see cumin.] |