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Seasoned Lamb Shoulder Rack This lamb shoulder has travelled from Australia to be with us, shrink-wrapped with a coating of herbs—thyme, rosemary, garlic powder, celery seed—and sesame seeds.—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 July 2025 These include the excellent eggs Benedict served on whole-grain toast with thick slices of crispy, Chinese-style pork belly, topped with sesame seeds, micro-greens and a tangy miso-hollandaise sauce (€31.60).—New York Times, 10 July 2025 Sheehan Brothers Vending is recalling numerous products due to an undeclared sesame allergen missing from the products' labels.—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Discovering most of Charlie’s allergies to garlic, egg, sesame, peanuts, tree nuts and peas has required rushing him from their home in Wyoming to the emergency room, say parents Michael and Karen Evans, who vividly recalled their son’s allergic reaction to his first birthday cake.—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sesame
Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier sesam, sesama, from Latin sesamum, sesama, from Greek sēsamon, sēsamē, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian šamaššamu sesame
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