gingelly
9.8
Small sesame seeds used in cooking and to make oil
- noun
- Indian
:
semillas de ajonjolí
- The recipe calls for gingelly seeds.
Examples
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She bought a packet of gingelly from the market to use in her baking.
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I love adding gingelly to my salads.
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The chef sprinkled gingelly on top of the salad for extra flavor.
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In South Indian cuisine, gingelly oil is often used for frying and seasoning.
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The chef sprinkled gingelly on top of the salad for extra flavor.
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In South Indian cuisine, gingelly oil is often used for frying and seasoning.
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She bought a packet of gingelly from the market to use in her baking.
Synonyms
sesame seed
vsgingelly
9
1.0
Small oval seeds from a plant used in cooking and to make oil
is the same seeds but with special emphasis on cooking and oil use
9.8
Small oval seeds from the sesame plant used for food and oil
is the same seeds but highlighted for cooking and oil production
Surface Forms
gingelly singular
gingellies plural
Etymology
Gingelly comes from a South Asian name for 'sesame', and people use it to mean the small sesame seeds used in cooking or for making oil, so gingelly = sesame seeds.