sesame
pronunciation
How to pronounce sesame in British English:
UK [ˈsesəmi]
How to pronounce sesame in American English:
US [ˈsesəmi]
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- Noun:
- East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
Word Origin
- sesame (n.)
- early 15c., probably from Middle French sisame and directly from Latin sesamum (nominative sesama), from Greek sesamon (Doric sasamon) "seed or fruit of the sesame plant," a very early borrowing via Phoenician from Late Babylonian *shawash-shammu (compare Assyrian shamash-shammu "sesame," literally "oil-seed"). First as a magic password in 1785 translation of Galland's "Mille et une nuits," where it opens the door of the thieves' den in "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Phrase open sesame current since about 1826.
Example
- 1. The rice and the sesame seeds tasted so good .
- 2. His sesame chicken tastes like the american shopping-mall version , with a comforting sweetness .
- 3. Tahini - tahini may sound like a strange ingredient , but it 's simply sesame seed paste .
- 4. Turkey burger - grilled all white meat patty with your choice of cheese on a toasted sesame seed bun .
- 5. This tunisian " ramadan bread " also has sesame seeds on top , just like a proper american bun .