OPEN SESAME


Meaning of OPEN SESAME in English

Pronunciation: - ' se-s ə -m ē

Function: noun

Etymology: from open sesame, the magical command used by Ali Baba to open the door of the robbers' den in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Date: circa 1837

: something that unfailingly brings about a desired end

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