sesame (redirected from Sezame seed)

ses·a·me  (ss-m) n. In both senses also called benne, til1. 1. A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil. 2. The seed of this plant. [Middle English sisamie, from Latin ssamum, from Greek ssam, ssamon, probably ultimately from Akkadian amaamm : amnu, oil; see mn in Semitic roots + ammu, plant; see mm in Semitic roots.]

sesame Sesamum indicum

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sesame [ˈsɛsəmɪ]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a tropical herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, of the East Indies, cultivated, esp in India, for its small oval seeds: family Pedaliaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seeds of this plant, used in flavouring bread and yielding an edible oil (benne oil or gingili) Also called benne gingili til

[from Latin sēsamum, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; related to Arabic simsim]

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Noun

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sesame - East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil benne, benni, benny, Sesamum indicum benniseed, sesame seed - small oval seeds of the sesame plant herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Sesamum, Sesamum - tropical African and Indian herbs

Translations

sesame [ˈsesəmɪ]

A. N

1. (Bot) → sésamo m

2. (Literat) open sesame! → ¡ábrete sésamo!

B. CPD sesame oil N → aceite m de sésamo
sesame seeds NPL → semillas fpl de sésamo

sesame [ˈsɛsəmi]

n (= plant) → sésame m

modif [seed, oil] → de sésame; [cracker, biscuit] → au sésame

sesame

n

(Bot) → Sesam m

open sesame! → Sesam, öffne dich!; an open sesame (fig) → ein Sesam-öffne-dich nt

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sesame:

sesame oil

n → Sesamöl nt

sesame seed

n → Sesamkorn nt; sesame roll → Sesambrötchen nt

sesame [ˈsɛsəmɪ] n

a. (plant) → sesamo

b. (Arabian Nights) open sesame → apriti sesamo (fig) an open sesame to sth → un biglieto d'ingresso per qc (fig)