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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tahine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tahine
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

tahini (sesame paste)

Uncountable

Etymology

From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -e is the standard pronunciation in Levantine Arabic.

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What does tahine mean?
tahini (sesame paste)
Where does tahine come from?
From Arabic طَحِينَة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding. Final -e is the standard pronunciation in Levantine Arabic.

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