tahini
noun /təˈhiːni/
/təˈhiːni/
(also tahina
[uncountable] /təˈhiːnə/
/təˈhiːnə/
)- a thick mixture made with crushed (= pressed and broken) sesame seeds, eaten in the Middle EastWord Originfrom modern Greek takhini, based on Arabic ṭaḥana ‘to crush’.