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gingelly

gingelly

9.9
A plant that makes sesame seeds used to make oil
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : ajonjolí
  • Farmers in the region grow gingelly for its valuable oil-rich seeds.

Examples

  • The gingelly plant thrives in warm climates.

  • Farmers in the region grow gingelly for its valuable oil-rich seeds.

  • Traditional recipes often call for gingelly as a key ingredient.

  • The market sells both gingelly seeds and oil for cooking and health purposes.

  • I bought some gingelly seeds at the market.

  • The market sells both gingelly seeds and oil for cooking and health purposes.

  • Traditional recipes often call for gingelly as a key ingredient.

Synonyms

sesame
vsgingelly
83 1.8

A plant farmers grow for its small seeds you can eat and its oil used in cooking

is the regional South Asian name rather than the general culinary term
Sesamum indicum
vsgingelly
  • Specialized
5.8

A plant that people grow for small edible seeds used for food and oil

is the regional South Asian name for the same plant

Surface Forms

gingelly singular
gingellies plural

Etymology

Gingelly comes from a South Asian word for 'sesame', and it was brought into English to name the sesame plant that farmers grow for its oil-rich seeds, so think of gingelly as the sesame plant.