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Definition of tahini noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tahini

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