Definitions for tahinitəˈhi ni, tɑ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ta•hi•nitəˈhi ni, tɑ-(n.)
a food paste made of ground sesame seeds.
Category: Cooking
Origin of tahini:
1895–1900; < Levantine Ar ṭaḥīne, der. of ṭaḥan grind
Princeton's WordNet
tahini(noun)
a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds
Wiktionary
tahini(Noun)
A paste made from ground sesame seeds; used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
Origin: From (ʈaħinīya), from root word (ʈáħana), meaning "to grind", closely related to (ʈaħīn), flour.
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