Definition of cumin Cumin
/kjuˈmʌn/ - [kyumun] - cum•in
We found 10 definitions of cumin from 7 different sources.
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What does cumin mean?
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NounPlural: cumins |
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| cumin - aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family | ||
| cumin seed | ||
| edible seed many are used as seasoning | ||
| cuminum cyminum, cumin aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family | ||
| cumin - dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds | ||
| Cuminum cyminum | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| cuminum, genus cuminum cumin | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cumin (n.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel (Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used like those of anise and caraway.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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cumin
A flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to East India. -
cumin
Spice made from the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cumin
Cummin, kum′in, n. an umbelliferous plant, common in Egypt, and cultivated in southern Europe and India—its seeds, resembling the caraway, valuable as carminatives. [L. cuminum—Gr. kyminon, cog. with Heb. kammôn.]
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Cumin "(Cuminum cyminum)" sometimes spelled cummin) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the east Mediterranean to East India. Indonesians call it jintan (or "jinten").
In India cumin is known in as jeera or jira or sometimes zira but in Pakistan it is known as zeera. The use of cumin is very common in Indian and Pakistani foods.
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🔤- cumin, noun, singular of cumins.
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