Tahini Definition

tə-hēnē
noun
A food paste made from ground sesame seeds.
Webster's New World

Origin of Tahini

  • From the colloquial Levantine pronunciation of Arabic ṭaḥīna from ṭaḥīn flour from ṭaḥana to grind ṭḥn in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Arabic طحينة (ṭaḥīna), from the root ط ح ن (ṭ-ḥ-n) related to grinding.

    From Wiktionary

  • Final -i most probably from Levantine dialects or from Greek ταχίνι

    From Wiktionary

Tahini Sentence Examples

  • Sprinkle in the flour and cook, stirring, for 1-2 minutes then add the tahini paste and crumbled stock cube and mix well.

  • Popular in Middle Eastern cuisine, tahini is a thick, smooth sesame paste rich in both calcium and protein.

  • Things like ground nuts, tahini, rice, and whole grains can also be added to veggie burgers to boost nutrition and flavor.

  • They offer variety such as "dinosaur kale quinoa wraps with tahini dressing" or "almond flaxseed burgers with black bean lime salsa".

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