Italian!

cumino - as in Spanish cumin, yes?

But "Culinaria" has cumino-caraway. Is caraway actually cumino dei prati?

Am I right in saying Abruzzi isnt a plural of Abruzzo, but the adjective,
in english it would "Abruzzian" except that we choose to stay with the
Italain. 
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Following up to Mike..... 

> Am I right in saying Abruzzi isnt a plural of Abruzzo, but the adjective,

i'm seeing quite a few texts in english using "abruzzi" as the regions
name......so does the dictionary, so looks like we have adopted the plural?
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> Italian!
>
> cumino - as in Spanish cumin, yes?

comeno according to my packet.
>
> But "Culinaria" has cumino-caraway. Is caraway actually cumino dei prati?

Not that I know of.  Caraway and cumin are miles apart, aren't they?
>
> Am I right in saying Abruzzi isnt a plural of Abruzzo, but the adjective,
> in english it would "Abruzzian" except that we choose to stay with the
> Italain.
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> Mike........

Just as the marches are actually le Marche in Italian, so in old Italian the 
region is often referred to as "gli Abruzzi."  I am not sure how Abruzzo 
would be used as an adjective, but if saying something is of Abruzzo, in 
modern Italian we say Abruzzese or i.

Following up to Giusi 

> Not that I know of.  Caraway and cumin are miles apart, aren't they?

my dictinary entry is "caraway n (plant) cumino m dei prati" ????

>> Am I right in saying Abruzzi isnt a plural of Abruzzo, but the adjective,
>> in english it would "Abruzzian" except that we choose to stay with the
>> Italain.
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>> Mike........
> 
> Just as the marches are actually le Marche in Italian, so in old Italian the 
> region is often referred to as "gli Abruzzi."  I am not sure how Abruzzo 
> would be used as an adjective, but if saying something is of Abruzzo, in 
> modern Italian we say Abruzzese or i.

right, so we took it from old italian, makes sense. "Abruzzese" sound much
nicer too!

grazie mille!! 
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Following up to Mike..... 

> my dictinary entry is "caraway n (plant) cumino m dei prati" ????

comeno and cumino, right, got it!!!
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