tahini

ta·hi·ni

a food paste made from ground sesame seeds

Origin of tahini

from Arabic ?a??n?, mealy from ?a??n, flour, meal from ?a?ana , to grind

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tahini

noun

A thick paste made from ground sesame seeds.

Origin of tahini

From the colloquial Levantine pronunciation of Arabic &tlowdot;ahīna from &tlowdot;ahīn flour from &tlowdot;ahana to grind &tlowdot;hn

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Noun

(uncountable)

A paste made from ground sesame seeds; used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.

Origin

Final -i most probably from Levantine dialects or from Greek Ï„Î±Ï‡Î¯Î½Î¹

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