sésamo
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sésamo m (plural sésamos)
- sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant)
- sesame (seeds of the sesame plant)
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Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sésamo m (plural sésamos)
- sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
- Synonym: ajonjolí
- sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)
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Further reading edit
- “sésamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014