/ ˈkʌmɪn; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the dried seeds of the cumin plant, used in cooking as a spice :
cumin seeds
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English cymen , from Latin cuminum , from Greek kuminon , probably of Semitic origin and related to Hebrew kammōn and Arabic kammūn ; superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French cumon , comin , also from Latin .