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Pair with a meat loaf doused in soy sauce, or with Asian noodles and green peppers, ginger and sesame seeds.—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 Food recalls issued in February include some tahini sesame paste, alfalfa sprouts, canned tuna, bamboo shoots, beef tallow and other products.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025 This involves swishing coconut, sesame, or sunflower oil (about a tablespoon for adults) for 15-20 minutes and then spitting everything out.4
Many people claim oil pulling fights off gum disease and tartar, but the evidence for this method is mixed.—Mark Gurarie, Health, 16 Feb. 2025 People who are allergic or sensitive to milk, soy, wheat, sesame, FD&C #6, or almonds are advised to throw the products away or return them for a refund.—Abby Norman, Verywell Health, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sesame
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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