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| cum·in [ kúmmin, kmin ] |
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1. seeds used cooking: the aromatic seeds of a plant of the carrot family. Use: whole or ground as a spice.
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2. plant with aromatic seeds: the plant that produces cumin seeds. Native to: Mediterranean. Latin name Cuminum cyminum.
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| [Pre-12th century. Via Latin cuminum< Greek kuminon< Semitic] |
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