ajonjolí
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Etymology
[edit]From Andalusian Arabic الجُلْجُلِين (al-juljulín), from Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame seed”). Compare Portuguese gergelim.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ajonjolí m (plural ajonjolís or ajonjolíes)
- sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
- Synonym: sésamo
- sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)
Further reading
[edit]- “ajonjolí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Spanish terms derived from Andalusian Arabic
- Spanish terms derived from Arabic
- Spanish 4-syllable words
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- es:Lamiales order plants