クミン

くみん
noun
cumin (spice)
food
1. cumin
An earthy, aromatic spice made from the dried seeds of the cumin plant, widely used in curry, chili, and Middle Eastern and South Asian cooking.
クミンを使(つか)った。
I used cumin.
カレーにはクミンが欠(か)かせない。
Cumin is essential for curry.
クミンシードを油(あぶら)で炒(いた)めると香(かお)りが立(た)つ。
When you fry cumin seeds in oil, their fragrance comes out.

クミン (from English "cumin") is a common 香辛料(こうしんりょう) (spice) with a warm, earthy aroma, central to curry powder and many South Asian and Middle Eastern dishes.

Common collocations

  • クミンシード: cumin seed
  • クミンパウダー: ground cumin
  • クミンの香(かお)り: cumin's aroma

Often sold whole (seed) or ground, and either fried in oil at the start of cooking to release its fragrance or added as a ground spice later.

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Added 2026.9.17 15:45 · Revised 2026.9.17 16:02
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