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- [tuh-hee-nee, tah-]
- /təˈhi ni, tɑ-/
- /tɑːˈhiː.ni/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tuh-hee-nee, tah-]
- /təˈhi ni, tɑ-/
Definitions of tahini word
- noun tahini a paste made of ground sesame seeds. 1
- noun tahini a paste made from sesame seeds originating in the Middle East, often used as an ingredient of hummus and other dips 0
- noun tahini a food paste made from ground sesame seeds 0
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Origin of tahini
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; < Levantine Arabic ṭaḥīne, derivative of ṭaḥan grind
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Parts of speech for Tahini
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tahini popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tahini usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with tahini
- what is tahini?
- how to make tahini?
- what is tahini sauce?
- where to buy tahini?
- how to make tahini sauce?
- what does tahini taste like?
- how to make hummus without tahini?
- how to make tahini paste?
- what aisle is tahini in?
- what is tahini paste?
- where can i buy tahini?
- what is tahini made of?
- where to find tahini?
- how to store tahini?
- what is tahini made from?
See also
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