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nounA paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc.
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- Arabicطَحِينَة
- Englishtahini
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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Arabic طَحِينَة
- طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna)sesame paste
Bulgarian тахан
- тахан (tahan)sesame paste
Chinese Mandarin 芝麻醬 /芝麻酱
- 芝麻醬 /芝麻酱 (zhīmajiàng)sesame paste
Danish tahini, tahin
- tahinisesame paste
- tahinsesame paste
- sesampastasesame paste
- sesamsmørsesame paste
Esperanto sezama pasto
- sezama pastosesame paste
Finnish tahini
- tahinisesame paste
French tahini
- tahinisesame paste
German Tahina
- Tahinasesame paste
Greek ταχίνι
- ταχίνι (tachíni)sesame paste
Hebrew טחינה
- טחינה (t'khína)sesame paste
Hindi ताहिनी
- ताहिनी (tāhinī)sesame paste
Italian tahina
- tahinasesame paste
Japanese 芝麻醤
- 芝麻醤 (chīmājan)sesame paste
Persian ارده
- ارده (arde)sesame paste
Polish tahini
- tahinisesame paste
Portuguese tahine
- tahinesesame paste
Russian тахини
- тахини (taxini)sesame paste
Spanish tahina
- tahinasesame paste
Swedish sesampasta, tahini
- sesampastasesame paste
- tahinisesame paste
Turkish tahin
- tahinsesame paste
Urdu تاہینی
- تاہینی (tāhinī)sesame paste
Yiddish טכינע
- טכינע (tkhine)sesame paste
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tahini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahini
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“tahini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahini. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahini,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahini.
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