sésamo

See also: sesamo and Sésamo

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.za.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.za.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.za.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.zɐ.mu/

Noun

sésamo m (plural sésamos)

1. sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant)
2. sesame (seeds of the sesame plant)

Synonyms

• (plant): gergelim
• (seeds): gergelim

Spanish

Common names for sesame is the Spanish-speaking world

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsesamo/ [ˈse.sa.mo]
• Rhymes: -esamo
• Syllabification: sé‧sa‧mo

Noun

sésamo m (plural sésamos)

1. sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)

   Synonym: ajonjolí

2. sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)

Derived terms

• ábrete sésamo
• aceite de sésamo

 

Further reading

• “sésamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16