סומסום

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סוּמְסוּם (súmsum). Compare the more usual spelling שמשום / שֻׁמְשֹׁם (shumshóm).

Noun

סומסום • (sumsum) m

  1. sesame (Sesamum indicum)
    Synonym: קונזשוט (kunzhut)
    עפן זיך, סומסום!
    efn zikh, sumsum!
    open, sesame!
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