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Sesame

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɛsəmi

Definitions

  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.

Equivalents

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Bosanskime
Catalàsèsam
فارسیکنجد
Hrvatskime
Հայերենշուշմա
Bahasa Indonesiabijanlengasesam
日本語胡麻
Қазақ тілікүнжіт
ភាសាខ្មែរល្ង
ಕನ್ನಡಎಳ್ಳು
한국어참깨
Kurdîbijankuncumesuşan
Кыргызчакүнжүт
ລາວງາ
Македонскисусам
മലയാളംഎള്ള്
Bahasa Melayubijanlenga
မြန်မာနှမ်းစေ့
Nederlandssesamsesamzaad
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਤਿਲ
Polskisezam
Portuguêsgergelimsésamo
RomânăsesamSusan
Српскиme
தமிழ்எள்
తెలుగునువ్వులు
Тоҷикӣкунҷид
ไทยงา
Tagaloglinga
Türkçeküncüsusam
ئۇيغۇرچەكۈنجۈت
Українськакунжут
اردوتلسمسم
Tiếng Việtmevừng

Examples

First, marinate the tofu. In a bowl, whisk the kecap manis, chilli sauce, and sesame oil together. Cut the tofu into strips about 1cm thick, mix gently (so it doesn't break) with the marinade and leave in the fridge for half an hour.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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