sésamo

Meaning

1. (masculine) sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
2. (masculine) sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)

Concepts

sesame

sesame seed

sesamum

Synonyms

ajonjolí

alegría

😂

Ajonjolí

Translations

sésame

sesamo

Sesam

sesam

gergelim

سمسم

sèsam

susam

σουσαμιά

sésamo

kuncî

σουσάμι

sesamum

Hyphenated as

sé‧sa‧mo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsesamo/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: sēsamum

Cognate with English: sesame

In summary

Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/⁠šamaššammū⁠/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/⁠šamaššammi⁠/, literally “oil plant”). See English sesame for more information.