cumin
KOO-min/ˈkumɪn/UKKYOO-min/ˈkjuːmɪn/
- 1A strong-smelling spice made from the dried seeds of a small plant, used in many cooked dishes.
She added a spoonful of cumin to the pot of beans.
The chili smelled rich and warm because of the cumin.
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- 2A small flowering plant whose seeds are dried and used as a spice.
The cumin in the garden grew tall under the summer sun.
Farmers plant cumin in dry, warm fields each spring.
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Origin
It came through Middle English and Latin from an Ancient Greek word, which was borrowed from a Semitic language and can be traced back to the Akkadian word for cumin.