noun

sesame seed

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The meaning (definition) of the word sesame seed

a tiny flat seed sprinkled on bread and used in cooking

The word sesame seed used in a sentence

“The bagel has sesame seeds sprinkled all over the top.”

The plural of the word sesame seed

sesame seeds

How the word sesame seed is said around the world

Frenchgraines de sésame (gren duh say-ZAHM)
Spanishsemillas de sésamo (say-MEE-lyahs thay SAY-sah-moh)
Mandarin芝麻 (jee mah)
Hindiतिल के बीज (til kay beegy)
Arabicبذور السمسم (bthoor ahs-SEEM-seem)
Russianсемена кунжута (syee-MYAY-nah koon-ZHOO-tah)
Portuguese (EU)semente de sésamo (seh-MEHN-tuh duh SEH-zah-moo)
Portuguese (BR)semente de gergelim (say-MAYNG-chew jew zhay-ruh-zhay-LEENG)
Japaneseゴマ (GOH-mah)
GermanSesamsamen (ZAY-zahm-zah-muhn)
Urduتل کے بیج (tul kay beegy)
Punjabiਤਿਲ (til)
Korean참깨 (CHAHM-ge)
Hebrewזרעי שומשום (zree shvmshoom)
Greekσπόρος σουσαμιού (SPOH-rohs soo-sah-mee-OO)
Dutchsesamzaad (say-zahm-ZAHT)
Tagalogbuto ng linga (BOO-toh en-GAY LEE-ngah)
Vietnamesehạt mè (haht me)
Turkishsusam (SOO-sahm)
Persianدانه کنجد (DAH-nay KOHN-jayd)
Polishnasiona sezamu (nah-SHAW-nah se-ZAH-moo)
Ukrainianнасіння кунжуту (nah-SEEN-nyah koon-ZHOO-too)
Bengaliতিলের বীজ (TEE-layr beegy)
Swedishsesamfrön (SAY-sahmf-rern)
Italiansemi di sesamo (SAY-mi di SE-zah-moh)

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sesame seed - meaning, picture and 25 translations for kids