sesame

Significado (Inglés)

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

Frecuencia

C2
Pronúnciase como (IPA)
/ˈsɛsəmi/
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

In summary

From late Middle English sisamie, from Latin sīsamum, sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”). The modern pronunciation is perhaps influenced by (transliterations of) Greek σησάμη (sisámi). Doublet of sesamum.

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