susan

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish صوسام (susam), from older سیسم (sisam), from Arabic سِمْسِم (simsim) or Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Old Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššemā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”).

susan m (uncountable)

1. sesame

From a play on English Susan and suso'y saan? (“where are the breasts?”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsusan/ [ˈsuː.sɐn̪]
• Rhymes: -usan
• Syllabification: su‧san

susan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜐᜈ᜔) (slang, dated)

1. flat-chested