ajonjolí

Spanish

Common names for sesame in the Spanish-speaking world

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الجُلْجُلِين (al-juljulín), from Arabic جُلْجُلَان (juljulān, “sesame seed”). Compare Portuguese gergelim.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /axonxoˈli/ [a.xõŋ.xoˈli]
Rhymes: -i
Syllabification: a‧jon‧jo‧lí

Noun

ajonjolí m (plural ajonjolís or ajonjolíes)

sesame (tropical Asian plant Sesamum indicum)
Synonym: sésamo
sesame, sesame seed (the seed of this plant)

Further reading

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

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