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sesame

sesame

83 1.8
A plant farmers grow for its small seeds you can eat and its oil used in cooking
  • noun
  • /ˈsɛsəmi/
translation icon : sésamo
  • The rice had a fragrant, tasty flavor and could also be dipped in roasted ground sesame seeds and salt.
  • sesame seeds
  • sesame plant

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Examples

  • Some of the top magnesium rich foods include things like seeds like sesame and pumpkin seeds.

  • The smells of soy sauce, garlic, and sesame oil were sharp and familiar, the comforting smells of my childhood.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I got an egg roll and shared an order of sesame chicken with my little sister.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Double fish on a sesame bun.

  • And you mentioned egg, peanut, milk, wheat, sesame, I think is your top.

  • "On a sesame seed bun".

  • Currently, this disease has become more devastating and is posing a great threat to sesame production in Pakistan.

    Academic text (2014)
  • I sprinkled sesame seeds over the salad for added flavor and crunch.

  • The baker used a sesame seed topping on the fresh bread to enhance its taste.

  • Many Asian dishes feature sesame seeds as an important ingredient for garnishing.

Synonyms

benne
vssesame
  • US
1 9.9

A plant that grows sesame seeds used for food and oil

is the wider everyday name used beyond this regional form
benni
vssesame
  • US
1 9.9

A plant that makes sesame seeds used for oil and food

is the general common name rather than this regional label
Sesamum indicum
vssesame
  • Specialized
5.8

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

is the common general name for this plant rather than the scientific term
benny
vssesame
  • US
9.9

A tall plant that makes sesame seeds used for food and oil

is the broader everyday name used beyond this regional label
gingelly
vssesame
  • Indian
9.9

A plant that makes sesame seeds used to make oil

is the neutral, widely used name rather than the regional term

Idioms

open sesame
  • Literature
8.6

A magic word that gives easy access or success

Compounds

9 1.0

Small oval seeds from a plant used in cooking and to make oil

5 1.1

An oil from sesame seeds that people use to add flavor to food

sesame family
  • Specialized
6.5

A group of plants with flowers that includes sesame and similar plants used for seeds and oil

Surface Forms

sesame singular
sesames plural

Etymology

Sesame comes from old Greek and Middle Eastern words, for example Arabic simsim, that named the same small, oily seeds used for oil and cooking. A helpful memory is the famous phrase 'Open sesame' from the story of Ali Baba, which makes you think of seed pods that split open and spill lots of seeds, and that is why sesame still means the oil-rich seeds we eat.