gergelim

English

Noun

gergelim (uncountable)

1. (archaic) sesame oil

Portuguese

Etymology

From Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/ [ʒeɦ.ʒeˈlĩ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/ [ʒeɦ.ʒeˈlĩ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒeɾ.ʒeˈlĩ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeɻ.ʒeˈlĩ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨɾ.ʒɨˈlĩ/

Noun

gergelim m (plural gergelins)

1. sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant cultivated for seeds)

   Synonym: sésamo

2. (uncountable) sesame (seeds of Sesamum indicum)