cominho
Portuguese, noun/koˈmĩ.ɲu/
cominho is spelled C-O-M-I-N-H-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese, the 58,415th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cominho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “cumin (Cuminum cyminum, a plant)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “planta (Cuminum cyminum) da família das apiáceas (salsas), herbácea, originária da região do Irã, cresce até…”.
What does cominho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecumin (Cuminum cyminum, a plant)
- 2
masculinecumin (cumin seeds used as spice)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. planta (Cuminum cyminum) da família das apiáceas (salsas), herbácea, originária da região do Irã, cresce até 30–50 cm de altura, flores pequenas de cor branca ou rosada que nascem em umbelas, cada uma contendo cinco a sete umbelas menores e seu fruto, de formato ovoide ou alongado, tem cerca de 5 mm de comprimento 2. a especiaria feita com as sementes do cominheiro, bastante apreciada na gastronomia graças ao aroma adocicado característico 3. coisa insignificante 4. comentário feito com maldade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cominho
- cominhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cominho?
- Brazil /koˈmĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [koˈmĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /kuˈmi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cominho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cominho in Portuguese?
cominho appears about once in every 3 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).