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Meaning of Cumin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkjuːmɪn

Definitions

  1. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية الكمون سنوت كمون
বাংলা জিরা
བོད་སྐད གོ་སྙོད
Bosanski kumin
Català comí
Čeština římský kmín
Ελληνικά κύμινο
Esperanto kumino
Español comino
فارسی زیره
Français cumin
Galego comiño
ગુજરાતી જીરું
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi kumino
עברית כמון
हिन्दी जीरा
Hrvatski kumin
Հայերեն չաման քիմիոն
Bahasa Indonesia jintan
Íslenska broddkúmen
Italiano cumino
ქართული კვლიავი
ಕನ್ನಡ ಜೀರಿಗೆ
한국어 커민
Kurdî kîmyon
Latina cuminum
മലയാളം ജീരകം
Монгол гоньд
मराठी जिरे
Bahasa Melayu jintan putih
Malti kemmun
မြန်မာဘာသာ ဇီရာ ဇီရာစေ့
Nederlands djiera djinten komijn komijnzaad kummel
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਜੀਰਾ
Português cominho
Română chimion
Русский зира кмин
Српски kumin
Svenska kummin spiskummin
Kiswahili jira
தமிழ் சீரகம்
Türkçe kimyon
ئۇيغۇرچە زىرە
Tiếng Việt thì là Ai Cập

Examples

“Cumin is native to the region from the eastern Mediterranean to India.”
“Cumin was often an ingredient of such love potions since it produced the effect of retention in whoever ate it.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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