gergelim

English

Noun

gergelim (uncountable)

1. (archaic) sesame oil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• gerzelim, gingelim, gingerlim

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame”) via a dialect.

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/

• Rhymes: -ĩ

Noun

gergelim m (plural gergelins)

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

   Synonym: sésamo

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

Derived terms

• gergelim-bravo
• gergelim-do-brasil

Further reading

• “gergelim”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “gergelim”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025