This Word is Driving Me Crazy
This word is driving me crazy!!!
We always pronounced it like "KYOO-min".
But now I hear more people than not pronounce it like "KOO-min".
The word is: cumin
So next to go old reliable source to check pronunciation. ahdictionary.com.
https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=cumin
Downloaded the audio sound bit from there and they are pronouncing it like:
"KUH-min"
AAAARRGGGGHHHHH!
Three pronunciations for the same word!!!
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From now on every time I have to say this word, I'll just say all three ways, every time, in the same sentence.
Like I'll say:
"This dish calls for some ground kyoomin-koomin-kuhmin".
Or I'll say:
"I can taste the kyoomin-koomin-kuhmin in this dish, what a great flavor!"
However I looked closer at the ^ ahdictionary.com entry, and I see not included in the audio sound byte download, the written notated pronunciation hint there for that entry, does indeed have three entries and so ah dictionary is recognizing all three as valid, and, furthermore they are listed in the same order that I came across them:
(kymĭn, k-, kŭmĭn)
in other words kyoomin, koomin, kuhmin.
In conclusion, excuse me now this blog post's done I'm going to cook some stew, maybe I'll flavor it with some cumin.
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#0173, by author Ball Punyin, with commercial interest, 2025-11-21.