Pronunciations (8)
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/ˈkjuːmɪn/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈkʌmɪn/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈkumɪn/
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- General-American
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/ˈkjumɪn/
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- General-American
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/ˈkʌmɪn/
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- General-American
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/ˈkʊmɪn/
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- General-American
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ˈkjuːmɪn
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- GB
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ˈkumɪn
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- US
Noun
The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.
Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
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Cumin was often an ingredient of such love potions since it produced the effect of retention in whoever ate it.
Noun
dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds
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aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family
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