Tahini

//tɑːˈhiː.ni// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds wordnet

Synonyms

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ardehardehpeanut butter

Etymology

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

Related phrases

baba ghanoush

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