sesame

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sesame

(Elizabeth Morales)

1. A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.
2. The seed of this plant.

[Middle English sisamie, from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamē, sēsamon, probably ultimately from Akkadian šamaššammū : šamnu, oil + šammu, plant.]

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A tropical and subtropical plant, Sesamum indicum. Known as sim-sim in East Africa, benniseed in west Africa, gingelly and til in Asia. Seeds are small and, in most varieties, white; used whole in sweetmeats, in stews, and to decorate cakes and bread, and for extraction of the oil, which is used as a seasoning. The seeds contain 60% oil, of which 15% is saturated and 45% polyunsaturated. It has a strong nutty flavour and is used more as a seasoning than a cooking oil. See also tahini.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - sesam

Nederlands (Dutch)
sesamzaad

Français (French)
n. - sésame

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sesam

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σουσάμι, σουσαμιά

Italiano (Italian)
sesamo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sésamo (m) (Bot.), Abre-te sésamo lit.

Русский (Russian)
кунжут, сезам

Español (Spanish)
n. - sésamo, ajonjolí

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sesam

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
芝麻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 芝麻

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 참깨

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゴマ, ゴマの実

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألسمسم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שומשום, זרעי שומשום‬

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