tahini
[ tuh-hee-nee, tah- ]
/ təË?hi ni, tÉ‘- /
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noun Middle Eastern Cooking.
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
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Origin of tahini
1895–1900; <Levantine Arabic á¹aḥīne, derivative of á¹aḥan grind
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Example sentences from the Web for tahini
Her idea to use tahini when building a sesame sauce is genius.
Gradually and sparingly add water while stirring the tahini quickly with a fork.
British Dictionary definitions for tahini
tahini
tahina (tÉ™Ë?hiË?nÉ™)
/ (tÉ™Ë?hiË?nɪ) /
noun
a paste made from sesame seeds originating in the Middle East, often used as an ingredient of hummus and other dips
Word Origin for tahini
from Arabic
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