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Meaning of Sesame | Babel Free

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.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The seed of this plant.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية السمسم جلجلان حل سليط سمسم
Bosanski me
Català sèsam
Deutsch Sesam Sesamsamen
Ελληνικά σουσάμι σουσαμιά
Español ajonjolí
فارسی کنجد
Suomi seesami seesaminsiemen
Français graine de sésame sésame
עברית שומשום שמשום
हिन्दी जटिल तिल पवित्र सिमसिम
Hrvatski me
Magyar szezámmag
Հայերեն շուշմա
Bahasa Indonesia bijan lenga sesam
Italiano seme di sesamo sesamo
日本語 胡麻 蕂
Қазақша күнжіт
ខ្មែរ ល្ង
ಕನ್ನಡ ಎಳ್ಳು
한국어 蕂 마 참깨
Kurdî bijan kuncu mê me suşan
Кыргызча күнжүт
Latina sesaminus Sesamum
ລາວ ງາ
Македонски сусам
മലയാളം എള്ള്
Bahasa Melayu bijan lenga
Malti ġulġlien simsem
မြန်မာဘာသာ နှမ်းစေ့
Nederlands sesam sesamzaad
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਤਿਲ
Polski sezam
Português gergelim sésamo
Română sesam Susan
Русский кунжут сеза́м сим-си́м
Српски me
Svenska sesam sesamfrö
தமிழ் எள்
తెలుగు నువ్వులు
Тоҷикӣ кунҷид
ไทย งา
Tagalog linga
Türkçe küncü susam
ئۇيغۇرچە كۈنجۈت
Українська кунжут
اردو تل سمسم
Tiếng Việt me vừng

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

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

sesame dot sesame leaf sesame oil sesame seed Sesame Street Sesames

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