cumins
USKOO-minz/ˈkumɪnz/UKKYOO-minz/ˈkjuːmɪnz/
- 1Plural of cumin.
Indian and Iranian cumins differ noticeably in aroma and color.
The spice merchant lined up a dozen cumins for the tasting.
Note
A plural that exists because the singular usually refuses one. Cumin, whether the plant Cuminum cyminum or its aromatic seed, normally behaves as a mass noun: you add cumin to a dish, not cumins. The count form appears when kinds are being compared, such as varieties or regional types of the spice. So a recipe calls for cumin, while a comparison of origins speaks of cumins.
cumins is a form of cumin
cumin, noun: The aromatic, elongated seed used as a spice, common in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cooking. Full entry
- Forms
- cumincumins plural
- Spelling
- cumin → cumins: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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