Masculine

sésamo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant)
  2. (masculine) sesame (seeds of the sesame plant)

Concepts

Synonyms

Translations

σουσάμι

سِمْسِم

σουσαμιά

kuncî

Sesamsamen

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛ.za.mu/
Etymology

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”).

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