[ˈk(j)uːmɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the aromatic seeds of a plant of the parsley family, used as a spice, especially ground and used in curry powder
(e.g: add a pinch of cumin)

- the small, slender plant which bears cumin seeds, occurring from the Mediterranean to central Asia


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Origin:
Old English cymen, from Latin cuminum, from Greek kuminon, probably of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew kammōn and Arabic kammūn; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French cumon, comin, also from Latin