cumin

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian 𒂵𒈬𒉡 (Ú.GAMUN /⁠kamūnu⁠/, “cumin”). Possibly related to caraway. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkjuːmɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, enPR: kyo͞oʹmĭn, kŭmʹĭn (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkumɪn/, /ˈkjumɪn/, /ˈkʌmɪn/, /ˈkʊmɪn/, enPR: ko͞oʹmĭn Rhymes: -ʌmɪn, -uːmɪn === Noun === cumin (usually uncountable, plural cumins) The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery. Coordinate term: caraway ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === ground === References === === Anagrams === Numic, mucin == French == === Etymology === From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek κύμινον (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ky.mɛ̃/ === Noun === cumin m (plural cumins) the plant cumin Its seed, a spice === Further reading === “cumin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romansh == === Alternative forms === cumün (Vallader) === Etymology === From Medieval Latin commūnia, neuter plural of Latin commūnis. === Noun === cumin m (plural cumins) (Rumantsch Grischun) village ==== Synonyms ==== (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg