ajonjolí

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (aǧǧulgulín), from Arabic جُلْجُلَان‎ (juljulān, “sesame seed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /axonxoˈli/, [axõŋxoˈli]
Rhymes: -i

Noun

ajonjolí m (plural ajonjolís or ajonjolíes)

sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)

Synonyms

(plant): sésamo

Further reading

“ajonjolí” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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