tahini
noun/təˈhiːni/
/təˈhiːni/
(also tahina
[uncountable]/təˈhiːnə/
/təˈhiːnə/
)- a thick mixture made with crushed (= pressed and broken) sesame seeds, eaten in the Middle EastWord Originfrom modern Greek takhini, based on Arabic ṭaḥana ‘to crush’.
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