ajonjolí

Spanish

Common names for sesame in the Spanish-speaking world

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الجُلْجُلِين (al-juljulín), from Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame seed”). Compare Portuguese gergelim.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /axonxoˈli/ [a.xõŋ.xoˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧jon‧jo‧lí

Noun

ajonjolí m (plural ajonjolís or ajonjolíes)

1. sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)

   Synonym: sésamo

2. sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)

Further reading

• “ajonjolí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014