sesame

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Related topics: Plants, Cooking

ses·a·me /ˈsesəmi/ noun [uncountableU]

HBPDFCa tropical plant grown for its seeds and oil and used in cooking 芝麻

Examples from the Corpus

sesame• A sesame seed bagel with cream cheese.• Shaaban would seek another anchorage, equally insignificant, for his cargo of cotton, wheat, and sesame.• Neutrogena natural sesame seed Body Oil is non-greasy.• One aspect after another yields to the open sesame of the envy theory.• Place tablespoon chopped green onion, 1 teaspoon soy sauce, teaspoon sesame oil and pepper to taste in each serving bowl.• In a large bowl, mix all of the ingredients together, except the sesame seeds, and stir until well-blended.• Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the mushrooms and serve immediately.• Brush with more melted butter and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Origin sesame

(1400-1500) Latin sesamum, from Greek sesamon, sesame

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BNC: 23711 COCA: 12118

sesame

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