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tahini

Today it means: A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc. Full definition →

Arabic طَحِينَة

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Arabic · derived fromطَحِينَة
English todaytahini

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

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