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