different between jeers vs cumin

English

Noun

jeers

1. plural of jeer

Verb

jeers

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeer

English

Etymology

From Middle English comyn, from Old English cymen (which is cognate with Old High German kumin) and Old French cummin, both from Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kúminon), a Semitic borrowing ultimately to be traced to Akkadian ???????????? (Ú.GAMUN /kam?nu/, “cumin”).. Possibly related to caraway.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kju?m?n/, /?k?m?n/, enPR: kyo?o?m?n, k?m??n
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kum?n/, /?kjum?n/, /?k?m?n/, /?k?m?n/, enPR: ko?o?m?n
• Rhymes: -?m?n, -u?m?n

Noun

cumin (usually uncountable, plural cumins)

1. The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.

2. Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.

   Coordinate term: caraway

Translations

See also

• ground

References

Anagrams

• Numic, mucin

French

Etymology

From Latin cuminum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kúminon), itself of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.m??/

Noun

cumin m (plural cumins)

1. The plant cumin
2. Its seed, a spice

Further reading

• “cumin” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Vallader) cumün

Etymology

From Medieval Latin comm?nia, neuter plural of Latin comm?nis.

Noun

cumin m (plural cumins)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun) village

Synonyms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran) vischnanca
• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) vitg