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sesamum

/ˈsɛsəməm/ /ˈsɛsəmɪm/

Meanings
noun
Sesame

Examples :

"The bakery sprinkled sesamum seeds on top of the bread rolls before baking them. "
food vegetable plant seed agriculture

Related Words

Illustration rolls

rolls noun

/ɹəʊlz/ /ɹoʊlz/

The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

"Look at the roll of the waves."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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bakery noun

/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/

A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

"We bought a loaf of bread at the bakery this morning. "

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bread noun

/bɹeːd/ /bɹɛd/

A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

"My grandmother makes delicious bread every Sunday for breakfast. "

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sprinkled verb

/ˈsprɪŋkəld/ /ˈsprɪŋkəɫd/

To cause (a substance) to fall in fine drops (for a liquid substance) or small pieces (for a solid substance).

"The confectioner sprinkled icing sugar over the cakes."

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sesame noun

/ˈsɛzəmi/ /ˈsɛsəmi/

A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.

"I sprinkled sesame seeds on my bagel this morning. "

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

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top noun

/tɒp/ /tɑp/

The highest or uppermost part of something.

"His kite got caught at the top of the tree."

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them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

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baking verb

/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/

(with person as subject) To cook (something) in an oven.

"I baked a delicious cherry pie."

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

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seeds noun

/siːdz/

A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

"The farmer planted the seeds in the spring, hoping they would grow into strong plants. "