クミン
解説 Definition
cumin は、カレーやチリ、メキシコ料理などによく使われる香りの強いスパイスです。種のまま使うことも、粉にして料理に加えることもあります。
Cumin is a strongly aromatic spice made from the dried seeds of a plant in the parsley family. It is used whole or ground to give a warm, earthy flavor to foods, especially in Indian, Middle Eastern, Mexican, and related cuisines.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
カレーの温かく土っぽい香りを思い浮かべ、cumin seeds、ground cumin、toast the cumin seeds を一組で覚えます。種の姿でも粉末でも同じ不可算扱いが基本です。綴り違い cummin もありますが、現在一般的なのは cumin です。発音は主に「キューミン」に近い形です。
Link cumin with the warm, earthy smell that rises when its seeds are toasted before grinding. Learn it through useful kitchen combinations: cumin seeds, ground cumin, add cumin, and toast the cumin seeds. The word usually behaves as an uncountable ingredient name, although seeds can of course be counted separately. It appears frequently in Indian, Middle Eastern, Mexican, and other cuisines, especially in curries, chili, and spice mixtures. The spelling cummin exists as a less common variant, but cumin is standard today. Its usual English pronunciation begins with a sound like “cue,” not the Japanese initial consonant alone.
例文
Add a little cumin to the soup for a warm, earthy flavor.
温かみのある土っぽい風味を出すために、スープに少しクミンを加えなさい。
Cumin is often used in Indian and Middle Eastern cooking.
クミンはインド料理や中東料理でよく使われます。
She toasted the cumin seeds before grinding them.
彼女はクミンの種をひいて粉にする前に軽く炒りました。
cumin の類義語・関連語
cumin の語源・成り立ち Etymology
cumin は古英語 cymen を経て、ラテン語 cuminum、さらにギリシャ語 kyminon にさかのぼる香辛料名です。ヘブライ語 kammon やアラビア語 kammun とも同系で、各地で似た音なのは香辛料と一緒に語も広まったためです。関連語は cummin, Cuminum です。
Cumin has been the name of this spice across many languages for centuries. English inherited it through Old English cymen and later forms connected with Latin cuminum and Greek kyminon. Comparable names occur in Semitic languages, including Hebrew kammon and Arabic kammūn, reflecting the spice’s long history of trade and cultivation around the Mediterranean and western Asia. The less common English spelling cummin represents the same spice and does not indicate a different plant.
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