gergelim

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

gergelim (uncountable)

(archaic) sesame oil

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/ [ʒeɦ.ʒeˈlĩ]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒeɾ.ʒeˈlĩ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒeʁ.ʒeˈlĩ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeɻ.ʒeˈlĩ/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨɾ.ʒɨˈlĩ/

Noun[edit]

gergelim m (plural gergelins)

sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant cultivated for seeds)
Synonym: sésamo
(uncountable) sesame (seeds of Sesamum indicum)

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