SESAME


Meaning of SESAME in English

/ ˈsesəmi; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil that are used in cooking :

sesame seeds

—see also open sesame

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : via Latin from Greek sēsamon , sēsamē ; compare with Arabic simsim .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.