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tahini

/tɑːˈhiː.ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
tahi-ni
IPA
/tɑːˈhiː.ni/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

tahinis (plural) tahina (alternative) tahine (alternative) tehina (alternative)

Synonyms

ardeh

Questions

How do you pronounce tahini?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɑːˈhiː.ni/.
What does tahini mean?
A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ganoush, etc.
Where does tahini come from?
From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -i most probably from North Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι (tachíni).

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