sésamo
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.za.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.za.mo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.zɐ.mu/
- Rhymes: -ɛzɐmu
Noun
sésamo m (plural sésamos)
- sesame (Sesamum indicum, a plant)
- sesame (seeds of the sesame plant)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sésamo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “sésamo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒃻𒈦𒌑𒈬 (/šamaššammū/), 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈨 (/šamaššammi/, literally “oil plant”). See English sesame for more information.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsesamo/ [ˈse.sa.mo]
- Rhymes: -esamo
- Syllabification: sé‧sa‧mo
Noun
sésamo m (plural sésamos)
- sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
- Synonym: ajonjolí
- sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sésamo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024