black cumin

American  

noun

1. a Eurasian herb, Nigella sativa, having pungent aromatic seeds used as a spice, but unrelated to cumin.

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Etymology

Origin of black cumin

First recorded in 1640–50

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Example Sentences

Eventually, he settled on the eight most frequently mentioned: desert dates, Yemeni Sidr honey, sycamore figs, Israeli golden raisins, prickly juniper berries, carob fruit, black cumin and frankincense.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The chef’s stretchy macaroni with cheese is crisp with injera crumbs and spiced like doro wat, Ethiopia’s signature dish, and the sturdy cornbread, dipped in spiced clarified butter, comes freckled with black cumin seeds.

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

Rumi also offers a selection of blends featuring these spices, such as baharat, a Middle Eastern spice blend that includes the company’s black cumin along with black pepper, cassia, nutmeg, paprika, coriander, cardamom and clove.

From Washington Post • Aug. 6, 2021

Every table is abundance itself, laden with flame-licked meat, blistered bread and messy plov: rice seeded with black cumin and littered with barberries.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2016

There is a small export of black cumin seed from Cyprus.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William