Recent Examples on the WebCrops native to Africa, such as watermelon, okra, yams, black-eyed peas, kola nuts (the basis for Coca-Cola), hibiscus, sesame, muskmelons (like cantaloupe and honeydew), and most significantly, African rice, were transported on ships with enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.—Rosalind Cummings-Yeates, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2024 One salad is topped with salmon, edamame, diced jicama, mango salsa and sesame seeds.—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024 The Double Big Mac has all the same ingredients of its smaller sibling, the Big Mac — lettuce, cheddar cheese, pickles, onions and special sauce — yet stands taller with four beef patties and three sesame seed buns.—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Jan. 2024 His nonalcoholic creations include the Rosé Champagne, an effervescent blend of coconut, white sesame, cherry blossom and lime, and the Apple Martini, a sweet, herbaceous concoction of pink lady apple, fennel and mint olive oil.—Christine Chitnis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for sesame
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian šamaššamu sesame
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