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Tahini

2 stages from Arabic to English.

Today it means a paste made from ground sesame seeds, used widely in Middle Eastern cooking
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tahina
Arabic · medieval
"ground sesame paste"
from tahana (to grind), a paste made from ground sesame seeds
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tahini
English · 1900s
"a paste made from ground sesame seeds"
adopted directly as Middle Eastern cuisine spread internationally
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