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kummel

kummel noun: a German caraway liqueur.

Noun

kummel (countable and uncountable, plural kummels)

  1. A German caraway liqueur.
    • ‘The best kümmel comes in those bear-shaped bottles. It comes from Russia.’1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society, published 2008, page 140

Forms of kummel

pluralkummels
alternative formkümmel

Origin of kummel

From German Kümmel.

Questions about kummel

What does kummel mean?
Kummel means a German caraway liqueur.
What part of speech is kummel?
Kummel is a noun.
What is the plural of kummel?
The plural of kummel is kummels.

Words near kummel in the dictionary

  1. kumkum
  2. kumkuma
  3. kumkumas
  4. kumkums
  5. Kumm
  6. kummel
  7. kummels
  8. kummelweck
  9. Kummer
  10. Kummer ring
  11. Kummer rings

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