sésamo

See also: sesamo and Sésamo

Portuguese

Noun

sésamo m (plural sésamos)

sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant)
sesame (seeds of the sesame plant)

Synonyms

(plant): gergelim
(seeds): gergelim

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), of Semitic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsesamo/

Noun

sésamo m (plural sésamos)

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

Synonyms

ajonjolí

Derived terms

ábrete sésamo

Further reading

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

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