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Definitions for Cumin

[1] a small plant, Cuminum cyminum, of the parsley family, bearing aromatic, seedlike fruit, used in cookery and medicine.
[2] the fruit or seeds of this plant.
[3] an umbelliferous Mediterranean plant, Cuminum cyminum, with finely divided leaves and small white or pink flowers
[4] the aromatic seeds (collectively) of this plant, used as a condiment and a flavouring

Words nearby Cumin

cumbrian mountains, cumbrous, cumbungi, cume, cumene, cumin, cummer, cummerbund, cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite

Origin of Cumin

before 900; Middle English comyn, cumin (< Old French comin ) < Latin cumīnum < Greek kýmīnon < Semitic (compare Arabic kammūn, Hebrew kammōn cumin); replacing Old English cymen < Latin, as above

Word origin for Cumin

C12: from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kuminon, of Semitic origin; compare Hebrew kammōn