/ ˈkɑːdəməm; NAmE ˈkɑːrd-/ noun
[ U ] the dried seeds of a SE Asian plant, used in cooking as a spice
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French cardamome or Latin cardamomum , from Greek kardamōmon , from kardamon cress + amōmon , the name of a kind of spice plant.