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gingelly

/ˈdʒɪndʒəli/noun

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    [U] Indian English

    sesame, especially the oil pressed from its seeds, used in South Indian cooking and for massage

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    • Her grandmother cooked the pickle in gingelly oil.
    • Radhika bought a bottle of cold-pressed gingelly oil from the market.
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Notes

Usage: gingelly oil is the usual name for sesame oil in South India.

Usage: दक्षिण भारत में sesame oil के लिए gingelly oil आम नाम है।