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sesame

(sesəmi)
uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun]
Sesame is a plant grown for its seeds and oil, which are used in cooking.
...sesame seeds.
I've put some sesame crackers in the oven to bake.

sesame in British English

(ˈsɛsəmɪ)
noun
1. 
a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae
2. 
the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili)
Also called: benne, gingili, semsem, til
Word origin
C15: from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim

sesame in American English

(ˈsɛsəˌmi)
noun
1. 
a plant (Sesamum indicum) whose flat seeds yield an edible oil and are used for flavoring bread, rolls, etc.
2. 
its seeds
open sesame
Word origin
altered (infl. by Gr) < earlier sesama < L sesamum sesama < Gr sēsamon, sēsamē, ult. < Akkadian shaman shammī, oil of plants

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Examples of 'sesame' in a sentence
sesame

Season to taste with the spices and tomato purée and mix in the sesame paste.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
My suggestion is to accompany them with a distinctive dressing based on tahini or sesame paste.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Place the prepared squid in a small bowl and mix in the sesame oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Blend to a rough paste with the sesame oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Heat a frying pan and add the remaining sesame oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Wipe out the pan and add 1 tablespoon of toasted sesame oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Mix the cucumber sticks and radish slices with the vinegar and 1 tbsp sesame oil.
The Sun (2016)
Season with salt, pepper and sesame oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Mix into the seaweed with 1 tbsp sesame oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Add the onion, sesame oil and coriander.
The Sun (2016)
Heat 1 tsp sesame oil in large wok and brown mince until cooked through and no pink meat remains.
The Sun (2014)
When they look perfect, take them out and drizzle some runny honey and a little sesame oil all over them.
The Sun (2016)
Mix with 1 tsp sesame oil, juice half the lime and smear over the fish.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Whisk the sesame paste (or tahini) into the cooled dressing and add more soy to taste.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
sesame

British English: sesame NOUN
Sesame is a plant grown for its seeds and oil, which are used in cooking.
...sesame seeds.
  • American English: sesame
  • Brazilian Portuguese: sésamo
  • Chinese: 芝麻
  • European Spanish: sésamo
  • French: sésame
  • German: Sesam
  • Italian: sesamo
  • Japanese: ゴマ
  • Korean: 참깨
  • European Portuguese: sésamo
  • Latin American Spanish: sésamo

Chinese translation of 'sesame'

sesame

(ˈsɛsəmɪ)

n (c)

  1. 芝麻 (zhīma) (粒, lì)

cpd

  1. [seeds, oil] 芝麻 (zhīma)
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