noun
sesame
SEH-suh-mee
noun
1
A plant grown for its small, oily seeds, or the seeds themselves, widely used in cooking.
"The bagel was topped with sesame seeds."
"Sesame oil gives the stir-fry a nutty flavor."
How to Use Sesame
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe small seed (or the plant it comes from) used in cooking and for its oil.
Common pairings
sesame seeds
sesame oil
sesame street
Word Forms
sesames plural
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Etymology
From Latin sesamum, from Greek sesamon, ultimately traced back through Aramaic to an old Akkadian word meaning "oil plant."