ajonjolí

Spanish

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic [script needed] (aǧǧulgulín), from Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame seed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /axonxoˈli/ [a.xõŋ.xoˈli]
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

ajonjolí m (plural ajonjolíes)

1. sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
2. sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)

Synonyms

• (plant): sésamo

Further reading

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