Cumin seed
Cumin Seed
Cumin (/'kjuːmɪn/ or US: /'kuːmɪn/, or /'kʌmɪn/) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to a territory including the Middle East and stretching east to India. Its seeds, each one contained within a fruit, are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.
Etymology
The English "cumin" is derived from the Old English, from Latin cuminum, which is the Latinisation of the Greek κύμινον (kuminon), cognate with Hebrew כמון (kammon) and Arabic كمون (kammun). The earliest attested form of the word in Greek is the Mycenaean ku-mi-no written in Linear B syllabic script.
Related Terms
- Apiaceae: The family of flowering plants that cumin belongs to.
- Cuisine: A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.
- Middle East: A transcontinental region in Afro-Eurasia which generally includes Western Asia, all of Egypt, and Turkey.
- India: A country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by land area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world.
- Latin: A classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.
- Greek: An independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Albania and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Cumin seed
- Wikipedia's article - Cumin seed
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