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sesame

/ˈsesəmi/noun

उच्चारण सेसमी

तिल

Basic word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    a tropical plant grown for its seeds and their oil, used in cooking

    तिल

    • sesame seeds
    • til laddoo
    • Sprinkle sesame seeds on the bread before baking.
    + 2 more examples
    • Sesame oil gives a strong flavour to the dish.
    • In Makar Sankranti, we eat sweets made of sesame and jaggery.

    Synonyms til gingelly

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

til gingelly

§Grammar and usage

/ˈsesəmi/, three syllables.

/ˈsesəmi/, तीन syllables।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Open sesame (a way of getting something that is usually difficult to get; from 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves').

Idiom 'open sesame' (प्रायः कठिन चीज़ पाने का आसान तरीका, खुल जा सिमसिम; 'अली बाबा और चालीस चोर' से)।